adj
Meaning 1
On a large scale; magnified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: writ small
Phrase guide
writ large
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ɹɪt ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ
adj
Meaning 2
Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated; clear, obvious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adj
Meaning 3
In general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
made more obvious or prominent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From 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”.