brobdingnagian Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
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adjective satellite unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
huge; vast; immense.
- huge government spending
- huge country estates
- huge popular demand for higher education
- a huge wave
- the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
- immense numbers of birds
- at vast (or immense) expense
- the vast reaches of outer space
- the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
WordNet
Brob`ding*nag"i*an adjective
Etymology
FromDefinitions
Colossal' of extraordinary height; gigantic. --n. A giant. Spelt often Brobdignagian .