Monstrous
Monstrous adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: a monstrous tomato as big as a basketball
Small
Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds
Nearby Word: smallish
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, the monstrous Varkon has round red eyes, which combine with his small fangs and rounded, brutish face to complete his Monstrous Humanoid appearance.
Source: Red Eyes, Take Warning -
Recycled in the Underdark: The stand-alone spinoff Small World: Underworld, with monstrous races more appropriate for the setting.
Source: Tabletop Game / Small World - Shapeshifter Default Form: Freddie is a monstrous Grivnizoid but presents as a small older man most of the time Spoof Aesop: In Borgel's stories.
Source: Creator / Daniel Pinkwater
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