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
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(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)