writ large UK /ɹɪt ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/US /ɹɪt ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ adjective[after a noun]3 •(figurative) On a large scale; magnified.Public behavior is merely private character writ large. — 1995 •(figurative) In general.In the case of Malaysia, for instance, the regime depends not on "labour" writ large but specifically on the unorganised Malay masses. — 2009 •(figurative) Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated; clear, obvious."You don't want to live down there!" everybody said, with disapprobation writ large upon their faces. "Why, it is said there are places where a man's life isn't worth tu'pence." — 1903 formswrit larger · writ largest