bite-size
Americanadjective
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small enough to fit in the mouth or be consumed in one or two bites.
bite-size candies.
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very small.
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quickly or easily comprehended, resolved, etc..
bite-size problems.
Example Sentences
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Today’s bite-size trivia quiz might be worth a try!
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Built for phone-addicted viewers with short attention spans, a microdrama is typically a 60- to 90-minute program chopped up into bite-size episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
This one is all Arkush and displays his storytelling — some sweet, some savory, a few bitter — in bite-size pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025
There are, of course, more pressing things happening in our country than sports pageantry and bite-size, 30-second doses of capitalism.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
She cut the rest of the caribou leg into bite-size chunks and stored them in her sled.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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