Brobdingnagian

[ brob-ding-nag-ee-uh n ]
/ ˌbrɒb dɪŋˈnæg i ən /

adjective

of huge size; gigantic; tremendous.

noun

an inhabitant of Brobdingnag.
a being of tremendous size; giant.

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Origin of Brobdingnagian

Brobdingnag + -ian
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Words related to brobdingnagian

big, colossal, giant, huge, immense, mammoth, tremendous, behemoth, Bunyanesque, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, great, Herculean, hulking, humongous, jumbo, large, massive

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British Dictionary definitions for brobdingnagian

Brobdingnagian
/ (ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnæɡɪən) /

adjective

gigantic; huge; immense

Word Origin for Brobdingnagian

C18: from Brobdingnag, an imaginary country of giants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)
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