biggish

big

 (bĭg)

adj. big·ger, big·gest

1.

a. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.

b. Having great strength or force: a big wind; in a big rage.

c. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.

2.

a. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.

b. Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling: My big brother is leaving for college next week.

3.

a. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.

b. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.

4. Pregnant: big with child.

5.

a. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.

b. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.

6. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.

7. Informal Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: "The Minneapolis indie-rock band was big in the blogosphere, beloved by hipsters, and unknown to pretty much everyone else" (Robert Levine).

8. Informal Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.

adv.

1. In a pretentious or boastful way: talked big about the new job.

2. Informal

a. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album.

b. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.

Idiom:

big on

Enthusiastic about; partial to: "a patriotic youth organization big on military-style marching drills" (Earl Swift).

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big′gish adj.

big′ly adv.

big′ness n.

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big•gish

(ˈbɪg ɪʃ)

adj.

rather or fairly big.

[1620–30]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

biggish - somewhat large       largish big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

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biggish

adjective

Somewhat big:

goodly, largish, respectable, sizable.

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Translations

biggish

[ˈbɪgɪʃ] ADJ → bastante grande

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

biggish

[ˈbɪgɪʃ] adj [garden, room, window] → assez grand(e); [piece] → assez gros(se)big head bighead [ˈbɪghɛd] n (= conceited person) → crâneur/euse m/fbig-headed bigheaded [ˌbɪgˈhɛdɪd] adj → crâneur/euse
to be bigheaded → crânerbig-hearted [ˌbɪgˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj
to be big-hearted → avoir bon cœurBig Issue n (British) (= magazine) → au Royaume-Uni, journal vendu dans la rue par des sans-abrisbig mouth n (= person) → grande gueule fbig name n (= famous person) → grand nom mbig night n (= important evening) → soirée f mémorablebig noise n (British) (= big shot) → grand ponte m

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biggish

adj → ziemlich groß

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

biggish

[ˈbɪgɪʃ] adj (see big) → piuttosto grande, piuttosto grosso/a

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