AUGMENTATIVE
augmentative, enhancive
(adjective) intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
augmentative
(adjective) increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; “‘up’ is an augmentative word in ‘hurry up’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
augmentative (not comparable)
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
Noun
augmentative (plural augmentatives)
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Antonyms
• diminutive
Source: Wiktionary
Aug*ment"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. augmentatif.]
Definition: Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing
augmentation.
– Aug*ment"a*tive*ly, adv.
Aug*ment"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition