man-sized
Americanadjective
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large; big; generous.
a man-sized sandwich.
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formidable.
a man-sized undertaking.
adjective
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of a size appropriate for or convenient for a man
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informal big; large
Etymology
Origin of man-sized
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
His busted track shoes dangled as the man-sized counselor lifted him off of the ground.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022
An ancient man-sized bronze of the Greek god Apollo was discovered by a fisherman in 2013, but later disappeared mysteriously.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2022
And that is how you get a man-sized unicorn prancing to Kate Bush’s Babooshka on primetime TV.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2020
“The door opened up and she looked straight ahead and saw all these cages. She started yellin, ‘Dale, you not gonna believe it, but them cages was filled with man-sized rabbits!’
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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