Thesaurus: augmentative

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1. a. Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.
2. n. A word which word/expresses">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.
3. adj. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
4. adj. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
5. Having the word/quality">quality or word/power">power of augmenting; expressing augmentation. -- Aug*ment"a*tive*ly, adv. 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.
6. Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressingaugmentation.-- Aug*ment"a*tive*ly, adv.
7. s increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree s intensifying by augmentation and enhancement