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US
/ˌbɹɔbdɪɡˈnæɡiən/
]
ADJECTIVE
- huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
a huge wave
the vast reaches of outer space
the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
huge country estates
at vast (or immense) expense
the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization
immense numbers of birds
huge popular demand for higher education
huge government spending
How To Use Brobdingnagian In A Sentence
- He invented the Cornish engine, a beam engine of Brobdingnagian proportions used mainly for pumping water out of tin mines.
- He invented the Cornish engine, a beam engine of Brobdingnagian proportions used mainly for pumping water out of tin mines.