largish

[ lahr-jish ]
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adjective
  1. rather large.

Origin of largish

1
First recorded in 1780–90; large + -ish1

Words Nearby largish

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How to use largish in a sentence

  • Upon the middle finger was a copper ring, in which was set a largish black stone: this was Schamir.

    Figures of Earth | James Branch Cabell
  • From his beak depended a largish bundle, in pale blue wrappings, so that at a glance they knew the stork was bringing a girl.

    Figures of Earth | James Branch Cabell
  • On the occasion to which I have referred, I saw at a distance a largish bird feeding on a bank of mud close to an embankment.

British Dictionary definitions for largish

largish

/ (ˈlɑːdʒɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. fairly large

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