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brobdingnagian

mastery

/ˌbɹɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən/adjnoun

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What does 'Brobdingnagian' mean in this sentence?

The two men followed Madame de Vaurigard into a square hall, hung with tapestries and lit by two candles of a Brobdingnagian species Mellin had heretofore seen only in cathedrals.