Brobdingnagian

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Brobdingnagian¹

  • /ˌbɹɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən/ UK

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

adjective more Brobdingnagian · most Brobdingnagian · brobdingnagian

  1. Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.
  2. figuratively Enormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing. When, at the head-centre, the lady demonstrator, armed with a Brobdingnagian whalebone needle, threaded with a bright red cord, executed herringboned fantasias on a canvas frame resembling a violin stand, it all looked easy enough.

noun Brobdingnagians · brobdingnagian

  1. A creature from Brobdingnag.
  2. figuratively A giant.

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adjective more brobdingnagian · most brobdingnagian

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Brobdingnagian.Brobdingnagian

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