largish

largish

English

Etymology

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

    From large + -ish.

    Adjective

    largish (not comparable)

    1. Somewhat large.
      • 1997, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide:
        […] in Ford Prefect's satchel were a few ballpoints, a notepad and a largish bath towel from Marks and Spencer.
      • 2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 19:
        Humans, buffered by cultural and behavioral options, can often tolerate largish changes in climatic conditions.

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