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good-sized

[ goo d-sahyzd ]

/ ˈgʊdˈsaɪzd /

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adjective

of ample or large size; rather large for its kind: a good-sized pumpkin.

Origin of good-sized

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby good-sized

good-looking, good-natured, good-neighbor, good-night, good-oh, good-sized, good-tempered, good-time, good-time charlie, goodall, goodby

Example sentences from the Web for good-sized

It was almost as large as the front room, with a stove, a refrigerator, a good-sized table and, in one corner, another double bed.

Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis |Stanley Booth |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is a good-sized quarter pounder of pearly meat spiced and rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs, then pan-fried to a crisp.

Become a Fried Seafood Believer at South Beach Market |Jane & Michael Stern |April 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To his great delight he found the plan to answer, for before long he felt a tug, and drew in a good-sized fish.

Middy and Ensign |G. Manville Fenn
Will picked out a small brill and a whiting or two, with a good-sized sole that had been left.

Menhardoc |George Manville Fenn

Every good-sized village seems to boast a school of sorts, and not a few do something for the girls.

A Wayfarer in China |Elizabeth Kendall
Seven hundred feet is considered a good-sized hill; one thousand feet, a mountain.

The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book |Various
When she returned she had in her hand a good-sized paper bag which she gave to Mary Sarah.

Tommy Tregennis |Mary Elizabeth Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for good-sized

good-sized

adjective

quite large