Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

largish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: lar-gish
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat large.

Example Sentences

"[…]in Ford Prefect's satchel were a few ballpoints, a notepad and a largish bath towel from Marks and Spencer."
"Humans, buffered by cultural and behavioral options, can often tolerate largish changes in climatic conditions."

Etymology

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

Synonyms

biggish

Questions

What does largish mean?: Somewhat large.
Where does largish come from?: Etymology tree English large Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English largish From large + -ish.

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