Augmentative Paperback

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. An augmentative (abbreviated 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 have augmentatives for nouns; some have augmentatives for verbs.