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Brobdingnagian

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Brobdingnagian. alt-of
  3. 3
    Enormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing. figuratively

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope wordnet
  2. 2
    huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A creature from Brobdingnag.
  2. 2
    A giant. figuratively

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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