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(adj) big, with child, heavy, gravid, great, enceinte, expectant
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
was big with child; was great with child
conspicuous in position or importance
a big figure in the movement; big man on campus; he's very large in financial circles; a prominent citizen
(adj) big, magnanimous
generous and understanding and tolerant
a heart big enough to hold no grudges; that's very big of you to be so forgiving; a large and generous spirit; a large heart; magnanimous toward his enemies
(adj) big
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
a large city; set out for the big city; a large sum; a big (or large) barn; a large family; big businesses; a big expenditure; a large number of newspapers; a big group of scientists; large areas of the world
(adj) tumid, turgid, bombastic, declamatory, orotund
ostentatiously lofty in style
a man given to large talk; tumid political prose
(adv) vauntingly, boastfully, big
in a boastful manner
he talked big all evening