Augmentative

serving to .
grammar. 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.”.
grammar. an augmentative element or formation.
historical examples

note:—the rle of augmentative and diminutive suffixes in english is vastly less important than in italian.
montessori elementary materials maria montessori

a diminutive hardly seems the right kind of word under the circ-mstances; an augmentative would, perhaps, have been better.
a history of art in ancient egypt, vol. ii (of 2) georges perrot

for the word wizard, from witch, see the section on augmentative forms.
a handbook of the english language robert gordon latham

the augmentative forms, pre-eminently common in the italian language, often carry with them a depreciating sense.
a handbook of the english language robert gordon latham

the ms. has garees, a word not to be found in the dictionary, but evidently an augmentative of gara, a heron.
a journal of the first voyage of vasco da gama 1497-1499 unknown

adjective
tending or able to augment
(grammar)

denoting an affix that may be added to a word to convey the meaning large or great; for example, the suffix -ote in spanish, where hombre means man and hombrote big man
denoting a word formed by the addition of an augmentative affix

noun
(grammar) an augmentative word or affix
adj.

c.1500, from middle french augmentatif (14c.), from latin augmentat-, stem of augmentare (see augment).