mastodonicadj.

Brit.

/mastəˈdɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmæstəˈdɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mastodon n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < mastodon n. + -ic suffix. Compare mastodontic adj.

Characteristic of or resembling a mastodon; very large and bulky. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [adjective] > of miscellaneous extinct types > of or resembling the mastodon

mastodontoid1842

mastodonic1853

mastodontic1855

mastodont1890

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 269 Annette, nearly six feet high, received it with mastodonic grace.

1921 E. Pound Let. Apr. (1971) 166 Joyce's new chapter is enormous—megaloscrumptious—mastodonic.

1941 Cosmic Stories July 57/1 Compressed into a smallness that would have made a louse seem mastodonic, he warily trod his way across huge plains.

1992 N.Y. Times 26 Mar. b 3/2 The tanks are a part of their lives..but he still walks out the front door just to look at his mastodonic neighbors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mastodonic
释义	mastodonicadj. Brit. /mastəˈdɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmæstəˈdɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mastodon n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < mastodon n. + -ic suffix. Compare mastodontic adj. Characteristic of or resembling a mastodon; very large and bulky. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [adjective] > of miscellaneous extinct types > of or resembling the mastodon mastodontoid1842 mastodonic1853 mastodontic1855 mastodont1890 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 269 Annette, nearly six feet high, received it with mastodonic grace. 1921 E. Pound Let. Apr. (1971) 166 Joyce's new chapter is enormous—megaloscrumptious—mastodonic. 1941 Cosmic Stories July 57/1 Compressed into a smallness that would have made a louse seem mastodonic, he warily trod his way across huge plains. 1992 N.Y. Times 26 Mar. b 3/2 The tanks are a part of their lives..but he still walks out the front door just to look at his mastodonic neighbors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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