augmentative
/ɔɡ'mɛntətɪv/
adjective
12 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Intensifying by augmentation and enhancement.
2
Increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree.
“`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'”
WORD FORMS
Related formaugment
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withA … E
Syllablesaug · ment · a · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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