"elephanty" meaning in All languages combined

See elephanty on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more elephanty [comparative], most elephanty [superlative]
Etymology: From elephant + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elephant|y}} elephant + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} elephanty (comparative more elephanty, superlative most elephanty)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
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          "ref": "2018, Daniel Cardinal, Gerald Jones, Jeremy Hayward, AQA A-level Philosophy Year 2: Metaphysics of God and Metaphysics of Mind, Hodder Education, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The thought of the green elephant occurred in my brain, but only looks green and elephanty to the thinker (me).",
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          "ref": "2019, Rivka Galchen, Rat Rule 79: An Adventure, Restless Books, →ISBN, page 19:",
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          "ref": "2020, Kid Normal and the Final Five, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, →ISBN:",
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