The difference between Elephantine and Elephantlike
When used as adjectives, elephantine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants, whereas elephantlike means similar to an elephant, or a characteristic of an elephant.
check bellow for the other definitions of Elephantine and Elephantlike
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Elephantine as an adjective:
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
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Elephantine as an adjective:
Very large.
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Elephantlike as an adjective:
Similar to an elephant, or a characteristic of an elephant
Examples:
"elephantlike stomping"
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Elephantlike as an adjective (figuratively):
(Of memory) which is very good
Examples:
"He has an elephantlike memory - he rarely forgets things."