large vs small

Definitions

adjective

1. having broad power and range and scope
2. generous and understanding and tolerant
3. ostentatiously lofty in style
4. fairly large or important in effect; influential
5. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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noun

1. a garment size for a large person

adverb

1. in a boastful manner
2. with the wind abaft the beam
3. at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

Examples

Added to which there is a large increase in the fees receivable in 1994 to a level of almost £123,000 which accounts for the large increase in the gross profit over the previous and subsequent years.

In the forecabins, the head and shower is located forward and has a large mirrored vanity with ample storage below.

The affinities between music and poetry have been familiar since antiquity, though they are largely ignored in the current intellectual climate.

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Definitions

adjective

1. relatively moderate, limited, or small
2. (of children and animals) young, immature
3. have fine or very small constituent particles
4. not large but sufficient in size or amount
5. low or inferior in station or quality

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noun

1. the slender part of the back
2. a garment size for a small person

adverb

1. on a small scale

Examples

Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.

Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees.

Just before serving, prepare a few small cheese ravioli and place them in each bowl before you add the soup.

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