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biggish

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big  (bg)
adj. big·ger, big·gest
1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.
2.
a. Of great force; strong: a big wind; in a big rage.
b. Obsolete Of great strength.
3.
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.
4. Pregnant: big with child.
5. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.
6. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.
7. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.
8. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.
9. Informal Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: "For public opinion . . . has grown harsh and yuppie-bashing is big" (Sally Jacobs).
10. Informal Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.
11. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.
12. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.
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: "The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One" (James Fallows).

[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

biggish adj.
bigly adv.
bigness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.biggish - somewhat large
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"
Translations
biggish [ˈbɪgɪʃ] ADJbastante grande
biggish [ˈbɪgɪʃ] adj [garden, room, window] → assez grand(e); [piece] → assez gros(se)
big head bighead [ˈbɪghɛd] n (= conceited person) → crâneur/euse m/f
big-headed bigheaded [ˌbɪgˈhɛdɪd] adjcrâneur/euse
to be bigheaded → crâner
big-hearted [ˌbɪgˈhɑːrtɪd] adj
to be big-hearted → avoir bon cœur
Big Issue n (British) (= magazine) → au Royaume-Uni, journal vendu dans la rue par des sans-abris
big mouth n (= person) → grande gueule f
big name n (= famous person) → grand nom m
big night n (= important evening) → soirée f mémorable
big noise n (British) (= big shot) → grand ponte > m
biggish
adjziemlich groß
biggish [ˈbɪgɪʃ] adj (see big) → piuttosto grande, piuttosto grosso/a
biggish [ˈbɪgɪʃ] adj (see big) → piuttosto grande, piuttosto grosso/a


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And on the coast op- posite there is what looks like the mouth of a biggish river--with some towns, no doubt, not far up.
 
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