writ small en · ADJ
Etymology
From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
-
(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| writ smaller | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| writ smallest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |