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brobdingnagian - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'brobdingnagian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brobdingnagian [ a.]
- Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic.
2 . Brobdingnagian [ n.]
- A giant.

Meaning of 'brobdingnagian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brobdingnagian [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Example in sentence:
  • a huge wave;
  • at vast (or immense) expense;
  • huge country estates;
  • huge government spending;
  • huge popular demand for higher education;
  • immense numbers of birds;
  • the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains;
  • the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization;
  • the vast reaches of outer space