writ large

== English == === Etymology === From writ (“(archaic) written”) + large, from the poem “On the New Forcers of Conscience under the Long Parliament” in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions (1673) by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674): “New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ large”; Milton was using the phrase in the sense “written more completely”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪt ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ === Adjective === writ large (comparative writ larger, superlative writ largest) (figuratively) On a large scale; magnified. Antonym: writ small Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated; clear, obvious. In general. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is usually placed after the noun modified. For uses of “writ large” in a verb sense, see write. ==== Translations ==== === References ===