2 entries under this word

Augmentative

Aug-mĕnt'a-tĭve, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. augmentatif.] Having the quality or power of augmenting.

Aug-mént'a-tive, n.

noun

n. (Gram.) A word which augments the properties of the term from which it is derived;—opposed to diminutive; as, dullard, one very dull. Gibbs.