Definitions for the word "large" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. superl.
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Free; unembarrassed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. superl.
Prodigal in expending; lavish.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. superl.
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. adv.
Freely; licentiously.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adj.
1 of relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger kind (large intestine). 3 comprehensive. 4 pursuing an activity on a large scale (large farmer). at large 1 at liberty. 2 as a body or whole. 3 at full length, with all details. largeness n. Largish adj. [latin largus copious]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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