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sized

American  
[sahyzd] / saɪzd /

adjective

  1. having size as specified (often used in combination).

    middle-sized.


sized British  
/ saɪzd /

adjective

  1. of a specified size

    medium-sized

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • supersized adjective
  • unsized adjective
  • well-sized adjective

Etymology

Origin of sized

First recorded in 1575–85; size 1 + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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He wore the lion-and-sun flag of the shah’s Iran tied like a cape around his shoulders; she wore a similarly sized Israeli flag around hers.

From Los Angeles Times

But the latest performance pales in comparison to similarly sized public peers.

From MarketWatch

As the animal grew from dog sized to horse sized to giraffe sized and eventually to enormous proportions, its place in the ecosystem shifted at each stage.

From Science Daily

The other eight members of the MPC have split into two equally sized camps consistently favoring either lower or steady borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two people who were part of the group escaped the "football-field sized" avalanche - the deadliest in modern California history - and authorities said they might help piece together what happened.

From BBC