like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.
small island in the Nile, opposite Aswan: site of ancient ruins
See elephantine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕlˌə-fănˈtēnˌ, -tīnˌ, ĕlˈə-fən-)
adjective
Of or relating to an elephant.
Enormous in size or strength: “the proliferation of superstores, superstadiums, [and] elephantine convention centers”(Herbert Muschamp).
Ponderously clumsy.
(ĕlˌə-făn-tīˈnē)
An island of southeast Egypt in the Nile River below the First Cataract near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. The Elephantine papyruses, dating from the fifth century B.C., were discovered here in 1903.