Creature and Hobgoblin

Creature

Creature noun - A member of the human race.

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Hobgoblin and creature are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hobgoblin" instead a noun "Creature".

Nearby Words: create, creation, creator, creating

Hobgoblin noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.

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Creature and hobgoblin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Creature" instead a noun "Hobgoblin".

original	original creature	original hobgoblin
dead	dead creature	dead hobgoblin
nasty	nasty creature	nasty hobgoblin
actual	actual creature	actual hobgoblin
Other adjectives: real, new, mysterious, random, demonic.

Namely, the hobgoblin (Scrole), the kobold (Takn), the ogre-kobold duo (Pan & Yala) and that female creature that's creature type is yet unknown (fan-named Dorky or Undorky).

Source: Mauve Shirt
Tolkien said elsewhere that he meant hobgoblin to mean 'larger goblin, orc' but ruefully added that he later looked up the etymology and found it in fact implied smaller goblin or other mischievous creature.

Source: Our Goblins Are Different
Title Drop: During McCreedy's narration during his flashback sequence, "... out emerged a strange creature... a sort of... Hobgoblin..." Too Dumb to Live: A list of the characters that aren't too dumb to live would take much less time to account for.

Source: Film / Hobgoblins

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