Epic
Epic adjective - Large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception.
Usage example: an epic plan for the revitalization of the city
Nearby Word: epical
Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Epic Hail: Amy and Rory find themselves on a crashing spaceship, so naturally they summon the Doctor.Rory: The lights gone out... So, does this mean he's coming, or does it mean I need to change the bulb?
- Intergenerational Friendship: Just because there may some small age gaps doesn't mean we can't still be epic friends Mood Whiplash: Constantly Multinational Team: We got our Americans, our Canadians, our English girl from Malta, our EVERYONE!
Source: Manga / Captalia - In Mean Girls Janis and Damien have what would be an epic movie ending kiss in any other movie... Except here Damien is gay and Janis is a straight girl everyone thinks is a lesbian.
Source: Awkward Kiss
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