1 easy to see or understand: Mistrust was writ large on her face. 2 (used after a noun) being a larger or more obvious example of the thing mentioned: The party’s new philosophies are little more than their old beliefs writ large. Writ in this idiom means written. See also: large, writ.

Writ large is a phrase meaning obvious or clear. Writ is an archaic form of ‘written’. So one can understand the idiom writ large as something written largely or magnified. However, it should always be in reference to a specific noun, used after said noun as an appositive, and not as a verbal phrase (e.g., is writ large). It does not require the use of commas.

writ large definition: 1. If one thing is another thing writ large, it is similar to it but larger or more obvious: 2. If…. Learn more.

Mar 22, 2022 · writ large. phrase [noun PHRASE] If you say that one thing is another thing writ large, you mean that the first thing is a larger or more exaggerated version of the second thing. [literary] Her life was her personality writ large. See full dictionary entry for writ. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary.

writ large adjective. Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated. Etymology: writ + large; a reference to Plato’s Republic, wherein he describes the state as being like the individual, but larger and easier to examine.