Brobdingnagian
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Brob·ding·nag·ian

adjective \ˌbräb-diŋ-ˈna-gē-ən, -dig-ˈna-\

Definition of BROBDINGNAGIAN

: marked by tremendous size
Brobdingnagian noun

Examples of BROBDINGNAGIAN

  1. <a Brobdingnagian billboard stood at the entrance to the theme park>

Origin of BROBDINGNAGIAN

Brobdingnag, imaginary land of giants in Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
First Known Use: 1728

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