giantish

English

Etymology

giant +‎ -ish

Adjective

giantish (comparative more giantish, superlative most giantish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
   • 2009, John F. Vickrey, Beowulf and the Illusion of History, page 71:

     The terms at the beginning and at the end of the Finn Episode suggest Finn's giantish side.

   • 2022, Katherine Marie Olley, Kinship in Old Norse Myth and Legend, page 55:

     Giantish or trollish ancestry is a source of great strength to some of these sagas' heroes […]

Noun

giantish (uncountable)

1. (fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.