- man-sized man-size
- adjective (only before noun) large and considered suitable for a man: That's a man-sized breakfast! | man-sized paper handkerchiefs
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
man-sized man-size
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man-size — man sized UK [ˈmæn ˌsaɪzd] / US or man size UK / US adjective 1) very large or larger than usual a box of man sized tissues 2) as big as a man a man sized puppet … English dictionary
man-size — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective or man sized ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ 1. : suitable for or requiring a man a man size job 2. : large scale a man size model * * * manˈ size … Useful english dictionary
man-size — or man sized adjective Date: 1913 1. suitable for or requiring a man < a man size job > 2. larger than others of its kind < constructed a man size model > … New Collegiate Dictionary
man-size(d) — mod. large size, especially in reference to the size of servings of food. □ This is a man sized steak! That’s what I want. □ For a man size meal, open a can of Wallace’s Chili tonight! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
man-size — adjective Variant of man sized … Wiktionary
man-sized — also man size adj [only before noun] 1.) large and considered suitable for a man ▪ a man sized breakfast ▪ man size tissues 2.) about the same size as a man ▪ man sized plants … Dictionary of contemporary English
man-sized — [ mæn ,saızd ] or man ,size adjective 1. ) very large, or larger than usual: a box of man sized tissues 2. ) as big as a man: a man sized puppet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man-sized — UK [ˈmæn ˌsaɪzd] / US or man size UK / US adjective 1) very large or larger than usual a box of man sized tissues 2) as big as a man a man sized puppet … English dictionary
man-sized — man′ sized or man′ size adj. 1) inf big; generous: a man sized sandwich[/ex] 2) inf formidable: a man sized undertaking[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
man-sized — [man′sīzd΄] adj. Informal of a size fit for a man; large; big: also man size … English World dictionary
