writ small

adjective

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.

Opposite
writ large
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Meanings

adjectivewrit small (comparative writ smaller, superlative writ smallest)

comparative writ smaller · superlative writ smallest

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.
  2. figurativelyMiniaturized; on a small scale.

    The military base in Lohheide is the continent’s difficult history writ small.

    2019 February 20, Katrin Bennhold, “Would You Die for Europe? A Binational Battalion Offers an Answer”, in The New York Times, New York City, retrieved 20 Feb 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
writ large

Origin

From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

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APA

writ small. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writ%20small

MLA

“writ small.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writ%20small. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “writ small,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writ%20small.

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