adj
Amazonian
a-muh-ZOH-nee-uhn
adj
1
Relating to the Amazon River or the surrounding rainforest region in South America.
"The expedition studied amazonian tree frogs found nowhere else on Earth."
2
Resembling the legendary Amazons; tall, powerful, and warlike, especially of a woman.
"She had an amazonian presence that commanded the room."
3
Requiring an enormous, almost impossible amount of effort.
"Cleaning out the flooded basement was an amazonian task."
How to Use Amazonian
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to the Amazon (river, rainforest, or mythical warriors), or describing something huge, powerful, or extremely demanding.
Word Forms
more Amazonian comparative, Amazonians plural, most Amazonian superlative
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Etymology
From Amazon plus the adjective-forming suffix -ian.