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Webster 1913 Edition
Augmentative
Aug-ment′a-tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
augmentatif
.] Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.
– Aug-ment′a-tive-ly
, adv.
Aug-ment′a-tive
,Noun.
(Gram.)
A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived;
as,
. Opposed to dullard
, one very dulldiminutive
. Gibbs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Augmentative
AUGMENT'ATIVE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
augmentative
augmentative
English
Adjective
augmentative (not comparable)
- Growing, enlarging, increasing.
Translations
growing, enlarging, increasing
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Noun
augmentative (plural augmentatives)
- (grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Antonyms
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Translations
a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
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