Big and Knightly

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Big adjective - Having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature.

Usage example: how big of you to give your subordinates most of the credit

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Knightly and big are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knightly" instead an adjective "Big".

Nearby Word: bigness

Knightly adjective - Characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages.

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Big and knightly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Big" instead an adjective "Knightly".

Nearby Words: knight, knighthood, knighted, knighting

After getting arrested by some pushy and jerkass police due to a mixup (ironically he got mistaken for a supervillain that was similarly Arthurian-knightly-themed), Whitman raises a big fuss about how it's illegal for the policemen to unmask him since he's an Avenger.

Source: Secret Identity
This is more an aesthetic choice: Space Marines are in part analogues to knightly orders and warrior brotherhoods of old, and they're awesome enough warriors that camouflage isn't really a big deal.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Tabletop Games
The aforementioned leader of a knightly order who is also the Man Behind the Man and Big Bad counts.

Source: Authority Equals Asskicking / Video Games

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