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largish

largish adjective: somewhat large.

Adjective

largish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat large.
    • […]in Ford Prefect's satchel were a few ballpoints, a notepad and a largish bath towel from Marks and Spencer.1997, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
    • Humans, buffered by cultural and behavioral options, can often tolerate largish changes in climatic conditions.2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 19

Origin of largish

From large + -ish.

Questions about largish

What does largish mean?
Largish means somewhat large.
What part of speech is largish?
Largish is an adjective.

Words near largish in the dictionary

  1. largifluous
  2. largiloquence
  3. largiloquent
  4. larging it
  5. larging it up
  6. largish
  7. largition
  8. largitions
  9. largo
  10. Largo Bay
  11. Largo Law

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