This week's theme: 14-letter words, 14-letter definitions. Brobdingnagian (brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn) adjective
Of gigantic size. [After Brobdingnag, the fictional region where everything was enormous, in Jonathan Swift's satire Gulliver's Travels.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=brobdingnagian -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "It never ceases to amaze me how people with seemingly Brobdingnagian egos are absolutely convinced that their supreme qualities will only become apparent to the rest of the world if they are seen in a so-called luxury car bought with taxpayers' money." The Year 2010 and Bérenger is Prime Minister; Mauritius Times; Sponsors' Messages: Rave reviews for orijinz! "Best game for thinking adults in a long time." "Congratulations! Great game!" "Great fun" Only $14.95. http://entspire.com Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. Announce your products, services, or message here. Reach more than 600,000 people in this space. Write to: sponsorsATwordsmith.org (replace AT with @). ............................................................................ Wars are the side-effects of nationalism. -Yahia Lababidi, writer (b. 1973) Online Chat: Join us in an online chat with Michael Erard, author of "Um...: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean" Mon, Mar 17, 6pm Pacific at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/brobdingnagian.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/brobdingnagian.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/brobdingnagian.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
