Elastic
Elastic adjective - Able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted.
Large and elastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Large" instead an adjective "Elastic".
Nearby Words: elasticity, elasticated
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In Dragonriders of Pern at least big colony ships has shields elastic and — large — enough to bounce away objects at typical meteor speed without turning them to fine dust.
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In the second episode of Black Mirror one character hides a large shard of glass down his trousers, secured by the elastic waist-band, you can just see it poking out the rear.
Source: Pants-Positive Safety -
Finally SCP-861 is a large, elastic ball of "pseudorganic matter" capable of manifesting numerous different organs and appendages, ranging from feathered wings to shark fins.
Source: Our Angels Are Different
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