Brobdingnagian
of huge size; gigantic; tremendous.
an inhabitant of Brobdingnag.
a being of tremendous size; giant.
Origin of Brobdingnagian
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How to use Brobdingnagian in a sentence
Two years at the strategic consultancy Marakon helped her retire some Brobdingnagian student loans.
I never ceased marveling at the pluck with which this Lilliputian tackled life in the midst of such Brobdingnagian surroundings.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road | Katharine Lee BatesHe told her about Texas, at length and in detail, being a true son of that Brobdingnagian state.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna FerberFrom a point near the top a gigantic baobab tree towered up against the skyline like a Brobdingnagian cabbage.
Into the Primitive | Robert Ames BennetThe men seek no relaxation from their business occupations save in Brobdingnagian dinners and suppers.
Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
But then she had carried him off between her finger and thumb, so to speak, as the Brobdingnagian ladies carried off Gulliver.
Septimus | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for Brobdingnagian
/ (ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnæɡɪən) /
gigantic; huge; immense
Origin of Brobdingnagian
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