Brobdingnagian

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

Words nearby Brobdingnagian

Broadway, broadwife, broad-winged hawk, brob, Brobdingnag, Brobdingnagian, Broca, brocade, Broca's aphasia, Broca's area, brocatel
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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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