Elephantine
Elephantine adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn
Small is an antonym for elephantine.
Nearby Word: elephant
Small
Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds
Elephantine is an antonym for small.
Nearby Word: smallish
Both words in one sentence
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Among the ambient jungle noises on the small Caribbean island is a distinctly elephantine trumpeting.
Source: Noisy Nature -
Gonk: Eunice Pound, the morbidly obese girl with a thick husky voice, small vocabulary and elephantine legs, embodies this, especially since 90% of the girls at Bullworth are way, way above average in looks.
Source: Video Game / Bully
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