AUGMENTATIVE


Meaning of AUGMENTATIVE in English

I. ȯg-ˈmen-tə-tiv adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : able to augment

2. : indicating large size and sometimes awkwardness or unattractiveness — used of words and affixes; compare diminutive

II. noun

Date: 1804

: an augmentative word or affix

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.