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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn