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Bunyanesque

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Bun·yan·esque  (bny-nsk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan.
2.
a. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the legend of Paul Bunyan.
b. Of astonishingly large size: "Bunyanesque waves . . . crunched homes and municipal piers into little more than kindling wood" (Time).
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