"Briarean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Briarean [comparative], most Briarean [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin Briareius, from Briareus (“a mythological hundred-handed giant”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Briareius}} Latin Briareius Head templates: {{en-adj}} Briarean (comparative more Briarean, superlative most Briarean)
  1. Relating to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; many-handed.
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