AUGMENTATIVE


Meaning of AUGMENTATIVE in English

adj. 1 having the property of increasing. 2 Gram. (of an affix or derived word) reinforcing the idea of the original word.

[ F augmentatif -ive or med.L augmentativus (as AUGMENT) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.