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6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind.
b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.
a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
“a rigid resistance to the large emotions”
b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: “a rigid resistance to the large emotions” ( Stephen Koch ).
a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit.
had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.
2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
at large
1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large.
2. As a whole; in general: the country at large.
3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large.
4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large.
5. At length; copiously.