Definition of Augmintative
Aug*ment"a*tive (&?;), a. [Cf. F.
augmentatif.] Having the quality or power of augmenting;
expressing augmentation. -- Aug*ment"a*tive*ly,
adv.
Aug*ment"a*tive, n. (Gram.) A
word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the
term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dull. Opposed
to diminutive. Gibbs.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Growing, enlarging, increasing.
- (grammar) Expressing large size, intensity, or seniority, e.g. Italian -issimo or -one
generalissimo
patrone
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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