lɑ:dʒ adj. & n. --adj. 1 of
considerable or relatively
great size or
extent. 2 of
the larger kind (the large intestine). 3 of
wide range;
comprehensive. 4 pursuing an
activity on a large scale (large farmer). --n. (at large) 1 at
liberty. 2 as a
body or
whole (popular
with the
people at large). 3 (of a narration etc.) at full
length and with
all details. 4
without a
specific target (scatters insults at large). 5 US representing a whole
area and
not merely a
part of it (congressman at large). øin large on a large scale. large as
life see LIFE. large-minded
liberal; not
narrow-minded. larger
than life see LIFE. large-scale
made or occurring on a large scale or in large amounts. øølargeness n. largish adj. [ME f. OF f. fem. of L largus copious]