"largish" meaning in English

See largish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: large + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|large|ish}} large + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} largish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat large. Tags: not-comparable Translations (somewhat large): suurehko (Finnish), kookkaanpuoleinen (Finnish), μεγαλούτσικος (megaloútsikos) (Greek), великова́тый (velikovátyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-largish-en-adj-5QIXuYYc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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