Word of the Day: Brobdingnagian

WORD OF THE DAY

 

Brobdingnagian brohb-ding-NAG-ee-ən Part of speech: adjective Origin: English, early 18th century

 

1 Of gigantic size

2 Of or relating to the fictional land of Brobdingnag

 

Examples of Brobdingnagian in a sentence   "There was no way the Brobdingnagian bouquet of flowers was going to fit on her tiny desk."   "His favorite parts of 'Gulliver’s Travels' were the elaborate descriptions of the Brobdingnagian people."