Bunyanesque

American  

[buhn-yuh-nesk] / ˌbʌn yəˈnɛsk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling the legends about Paul Bunyan.

2. of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him.

3. noting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suggesting the allegorical style of John Bunyan.

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Etymology

Origin of Bunyanesque

First recorded in 1950–55; Bunyan + -esque

Example Sentences

Mair, Foster Bodorff and three other local tree cognoscenti formed a semicircle around Van Pelt’s Paul Bunyanesque figure, with a bushy beard once bright red turned white.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

It’s a Bunyanesque tale, except for the fact that it’s true.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

There have been others, several in fact, since Daly emerged with his Paul Bunyanesque victory at the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick.

From Golf Digest • May 2, 2016

Mr. Lagerfeld, now in his 70s, cuts a Bunyanesque figure in fashion.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2013

The Dubois area was once the largest railroad-tie-producing region in the U.S., and Burch Center director Sharon Kahin will take visitors to camps once inhabited by Bunyanesque Scandinavian immigrants who hand-hewed ties with razor-sharp precision.

From Time Magazine Archive