Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

writ small

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
writ s-mall
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.

adj

Miniaturized; on a small scale.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

Inflected Forms

writ smaller (comparative) writ smallest (superlative)

Antonyms

writ large

Questions

What does writ small mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
Where does writ small come from?
From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

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