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Large is a related term of corpulent.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between large and corpulent

is that large is (obsolete) liberality, generosity while corpulent is (obsolete) physical, material, corporeal.

As adjectives the difference between large and corpulent

is that large is of considerable or relatively great size or extent while corpulent is large in body; fat; overweight.

As a noun large

is (music|obsolete) an old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

large

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
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  • (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
  • * Milton
  • We have yet large day.
  • (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
  • * Felton
  • I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
  • (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
  • * Fairfax
  • Of burdens all he set the Paynims large .
  • (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Some large jests he will make.
  • (nautical) 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.
  • Synonyms

    (checksyns) * big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish * See also

    Antonyms

    * small, tiny, minuscule

    Derived terms

    * as large as life, larger than life * by and large * enlarge * give it large * have it large * large it, large up, large it up * largely * largeness * writ large * largish

    Noun

  • (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
  • (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
  • A thousand dollars.
  • Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large .

    Derived terms

    * at large

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    corpulent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Large in body; fat; overweight.
  • (obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
  • Usage notes

    * In contemporary usage, "corpulent" can designate a range of bodily states, from modest plumpness to significant fatness to extreme obesity.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * corpulence

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----