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largish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English large Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English largish From large + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat large.
    • 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:
    • […]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:

Translations (4)

fi kookkaanpuoleinen (somewhat large) · el μεγαλούτσικος (somewhat large) · ru великова́тый (somewhat large) · fi suurehko (somewhat large)