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Brobdingnagian

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Of or pertaining to BrobdingnagOf or pertaining to Brobdingnag.

/ˌbɹɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən/

Meaning

2 senses

Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.
(figuratively)Enormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing.

More definitions

huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

Origin

From Brobdingnag + -ian, fictional country inhabited by giants in Gulliver's Travels.

From Brobdingnag + -ian, fictional country inhabited by giants in Gulliver's Travels.

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Forms

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Comparative	more Brobdingnagian Lesson
Superlative	most Brobdingnagian Lesson

regular

Synonyms

83 synonyms

ampleB2 bigA1 cosmicC2 broadB1 considerableB1 fullA1 generousB1 giantB1 grandB2 greatA1 immenseC1 liberalB2 longA1 massiveB1

Close in meaning

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope:huge immense vast

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

broadcasting broadenB2 broadlyB2 broccoliB1 brochureB2 broil

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