An augmentative (abbreviated {sc|aug}) is a morphological form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a diminutive. Since overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque, in some languages augmentatives are used primarily for comical effect or as pejoratives. Many languages ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmentative
• (a.) Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation. • (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/augmentative/
Aug·ment'a·tive adjective [ Confer French augmentatif .] Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation. -- Aug*ment'a*tive*ly , adverb Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/145
serving to augment. · pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix -ón is added to a word (as silla “chair”) to indicate increased size, as in sillón “armchair.” Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/augmentative