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
Modest
Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Both words in one sentence
- Their vast superhuman abilities turn the relatively modest sport of dodgeball into what amounts to an epic battle with massive amounts of property destruction... which gets fixed in a jiffy (and the witnesses have their memories erased) through magic afterwards.
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