прилагательное 1) слоновый 2) слоноподобный; неуклюжий, неловкий, неповоротливый; громоздкий, тяжеловесный, тяжёлый; как слон Синоним(ы): clumsy, awkward, unwieldy 3) а) огромный; сильный (напоминающий слона по силе и размерам) б) требующий огромных сил, усилий (о задаче, деле) Например: The task of reviewing a dictionary must be elephantine. — Просмотреть словарь - это дело, требующее огромных усилий.
adjective 1. a. having enormous size or strength; massive b. clumsy, ponderous Example: elephantine verse 2. of or relating to an elephant
geographical name island S Egypt in the Nile opposite Aswân population 1814
Used of programs or systems that are both conspicuous hogs (owing perhaps to poor design founded on brute force and ignorance) and exceedingly hairy in source form. An elephantine program may be functional and even friendly, but (as in the old joke about being in bed with an elephant) it's tough to have around all the same (and, like a pachyderm, difficult to maintain). In extreme cases, hackers have been known to make trumpeting sounds or perform expressive proboscatory mime at the mention of the offending program. Usage: semi-humorous. Compare "has the elephant nature" and the somewhat more pejorative monstrosity. See also second-system effect and baroque.