Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Word of the Day: Brobdingnagian


Brobdingnagian:  [brohb-ding-NAG-se-an]

Part of speech:  adjective

Origin:  English, early 18th century

1.  Of gigantic size

2.  Of or relating to the fictional land of Brobdingnag

Examples used in a sentence:

1.  There was no way the Brobdingnagian of flowers was going to fit on her tiny desk.

2.  His favorite parts of “Gulliver’s Travels” were the elaborate description of the Brobdingnagian people.

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