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writ small

writ small adjective: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.

Adjective

writ small (comparative writ smaller, superlative writ smallest)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
  2. (figuratively) Miniaturized; on a small scale.
    • The military base in Lohheide is the continent’s difficult history writ small.2019 February 20, Katrin Bennhold, “Would You Die for Europe? A Binational Battalion Offers an Answer”, in The New York Times, New York City, retrieved 20 Feb 2019

Antonyms of writ small

Forms of writ small

comparativewrit smaller
superlativewrit smallest

Origin of writ small

From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

Questions about writ small

What does writ small mean?
Writ small means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
What part of speech is writ small?
Writ small is an adjective.

Words near writ small in the dictionary

  1. writ of mandamus
  2. writ of privilege
  3. writ of prohibition
  4. writ of right
  5. writ of summons
  6. writ small
  7. writ up
  8. writ-room
  9. writ-rooms
  10. writability
  11. writable

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