Associations to the word «Augmentative»

Wiktionary

AUGMENTATIVE, adjective. Growing, enlarging, increasing.
AUGMENTATIVE, noun. (grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Dictionary definition

AUGMENTATIVE, adjective. Increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'".
AUGMENTATIVE, adjective. Intensifying by augmentation and enhancement.

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams