amplificatory

[am-plif-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin amplificā(re) to increase (see amplify) + -tory¹

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Amplificatory has a plethora of syllables.

So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

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