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biggish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat big.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

somewhat large

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: largish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English big Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English biggish From big + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: isohko — somewhat big
  • Greek: μεγαλούτσικος (megaloútsikos) — somewhat big
  • Russian: великова́тый (velikovátyj) — somewhat big
  • Turkish: büyükçe — somewhat big