bite-size

or bite-sized

[ bahyt-sahyz ]

/ ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz /

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adjective

small enough to fit in the mouth or be consumed in one or two bites: bite-size candies.

very small.

quickly or easily comprehended, resolved, etc.: bite-size problems.

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Words nearby bite-size

bite off more than one can chew, bite one's nails, bite one's tongue, biteplate, biter, bite-size, bite someone's head off, bite the bullet, bite the dust, bite the hand that feeds you, bitewing

How to use bite-size in a sentence

Leapolitan responded by saying, “hopefully youll [sic] bite into a poison apple.”
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, with a similar-size budget but more detainees, the cost worked out to about $2.7 million per detainee.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec 21|PunditFact.com|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One bite too many, and I could look down and practically see my thighs expanding before my eyes.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then make it clear that there will be no bailouts, not that there will be bailouts up to this or that size.
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The great park which surrounded it was one of the most celebrated in all England, celebrated alike for its size and its beauty.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
All were of small size, and in good part devoted to spirited political discussion.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley