All 8 Uses
epic
in
The Impossible Knife of Memory
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- An epic road trip.†
p. 201.3epic = an outstanding work of literature or film
- "Epic is a stupid word," I said.†
p. 201.4 *
- Ninth graders call the cafeteria nachos 'epic.'†
p. 201.4
- That actress, what's-her-name, the stoned one, she says her dog is 'epic.'†
p. 201.5
- That's potentially epic, I'll grant you that much.†
p. 201.7
- I thought he'd be buzzing on energy drinks and the epic-ness of the adventure, but he hardly said a word.†
p. 202.1
- I said "You promised me 'epic,' Finn-head.†
p. 204.2
- Fifteen minutes later, three old ladies in rubber bathing caps decorated with plastic flowers shuffled out of the locker room and were scandalized by the sight of us fixing what was a little broken with an epic kiss in the deep, warm water.†
p. 355.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(epic) something that is outstanding -- especially a literary work that is long and heroic
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)