Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of a fairly large size.

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  • adjective Of a reasonable large size

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Examples

  • I'm a pretty good-sized guy and I tried to fight them off, but it was no use.

    Blogging for PETA 2009

  • Witnesses, including her husband, Kenny, later told Brewer the herd of seven to nine “good-sized does” must have been running at least 40 mph ....

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • He has a good-sized garden now, but he used to have a few acres of crops.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • I'm a pretty good-sized guy and I tried to fight them off, but it was no use.

    Blogging for PETA 2009

  • But by choosing to gain power through a politics that only motivates through hate and fear, you've recruited a good-sized army of those crazies, armed them up, and turned them into paranoid monsters that are now running loose on the American landscape.

    Memo to the Right Wing: Put Up or Shut Up 2009

  • I have heard from many drama teachers who bemoan the fact that their kids perform the same old chestnuts over and over, that few are really age appropriate, and that only a limited number of musicals accommodates a good-sized cast.

    Over the Moon Jodi Picoult 2011

  • "It's interesting to see good-sized, new call buying with shares down so much."

    Bulls Look to Capture Rebounds in Genworth, Ingersoll-Rand Chris Dieterich 2011

  • He has a good-sized garden now, but he used to have a few acres of crops.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • My ladyfriend had Movistar but it lacked coverage even in good-sized pueblos like Tepecaltepec.

    Can I get a SIM card and use my cell phone from the states? 2009

  • But by choosing to gain power through a politics that only motivates through hate and fear, you've recruited a good-sized army of those crazies, armed them up, and turned them into paranoid monsters that are now running loose on the American landscape.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

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