Definitions

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

  • adjective Informal Very large.
  • adjective Calling for the strength traditionally attributed to a man.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Calling for manly attributes.
  • adjective informal Large enough to satisfy a man.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of a size suitable for a man; larger than normal
  • adjective That needs manly attributes, such as strength or endurance

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective calling for the strength of a man
  • adjective very large; appropriate to the size of a man

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Examples

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  • Even Frankenstein made only a man-sized monster, but we create our own giants.

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