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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Brobdingnagian! My favorite word!

[–] degen@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

I was like "but the other three are real words..."

Apparently diminutive is the only one that doesn't trace its origin to the book. TIL! Funny how language works.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's an excellent word.

I learned it from an Iron Man novel in the nineties.