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Adjectives and Related Words: Size

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Size
Latin English
quantus how great, how much, as
largus plentiful, liberal, generous
latus broad, wide
magnus big great, large
grandis great, large, grand
magis more, rather
ingens, ingent- huge, vast
maximus biggest, greatest
parvus little, small
brevis short
tenuis thin, weak
maior, maius bigger, greater
magnitudo, magnitudin- greatness, magnitude
amplus ample, large
parum too little, less
levo, -ari, -atus raise
tantus so great, so much
immensus immense
modicus moderate
altus tall, high, deep
longus long
minor, minus smaller, less
levis light
gravis heavy, serious
exiguus very little, tiny
minimus smallest, least
magister, magistr- master, teacher
latus, later- side



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