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   Large

   /lärj/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity: "add a large clove of garlic" Similar biggreathugeof considerable sizesizeablesubstantialimmenseenormouscolossalmassivemammothvastcosmicgoodlyprodigioustremendousgiganticgiantmonumentalstupendousgargantuanelephantinetitanicmountainousmonstroustoweringtallhighloftymightyepicinordinatevoluminousunlimitedking-sizeking-sizedgiant-sizegiant-sizedman-sizeman-sizedoutsizeoversizedovergrownconsiderablemajorBrobdingnagiancumbersomeunwieldyinformal:jumbowhoppingwhopping greatthumpingthumping greatmegahumongousmonsterastronomicaldirty greatwhackingwhacking greatginormousbigburlyheavytallbulkythicksetheavysetchunkystrappingpowerfully builtheftymuscularmuscle-boundbrawnymusclyhuskysolidpowerfulsturdysolidly builtbroad-shoulderedstrongbig and strongruggedHerculeanfatplumpoverweightchubbystoutweightymeatyfleshyportlyrotundflabbywell fedpaunchyFalstaffianobesegrosscorpulentbuxominformal:hunkyhulkingbeefyroly-polytubbypudgyporkywell upholsteredbroad in the beampodgyfubsylard-arsedzaftigcorn-fedabundantcopiousplentifulampleliberalgenerouslavishprofusebountifulbumperboundlessteemingoverflowinggoodconsiderablesuperabundantopulenthandsomegaloresufficientinformal:tidyliterary:plenteousOpposite smallsmallthinmeagerscanty
   • ▪ pursuing an occupation or commercial activity on a significant scale: "many large investors are likely to take a different view"
   • 2. of wide range or scope: "we can afford to take a larger view of the situation" Similar wide-reachingfar-reachingwide-rangingwidesweepinglarge-scalemacroscalebroadextensivecomprehensiveexhaustivewholesaleglobalOpposite trivialpetty
   • 3. another term for free

   verb

   • 1. enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music: informal British "he's known in clubland for his capacity for larging it"

   adverb

   • 1. another term for free

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘liberal in giving, lavish, ample in quantity’): via Old French from Latin larga, feminine of largus ‘copious’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. largeness noun

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