writ large
writ large · writ larger · writ largest
On a large scale; magnifiedOn a large scale; magnified.
UK/ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/US/ɹɪt ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively, postpositional)On a large scale; magnified.
(figuratively, postpositional)Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated; clear, obvious.
(figuratively, postpositional)In general.
More definitions
- made more obvious or prominent
Origin
From writ (“(archaic) written”) + large, from the poem “On the New Forcers of Conscience uFrom writ (“(archaic) written”) + large, from the poem “On the New Forcers of Conscience under the Long Parliament” in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions (1673) by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674): “New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ large”; Milton was using the phrase in the sense “written more completely”.
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Forms
writ larger, writ largest| Comparative | writ larger Lesson |
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irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
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