good-sized

[good-sahyzd]

adjective

1. of ample or large size; rather large for its kind.

   a good-sized pumpkin.

good-sized

adjective

1. quite large

Word History and Origins

Origin of good-sized¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Wilder Fernández has caught four good-sized fish in the murky waters of a small bay north of Lake Maracaibo.

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There’s a “good-sized” elk herd ranging just north of the ranches, Griffin said, and he keeps hoping that the department’s nonlethal hazing tactics will persuade the wolves to turn their attention to their natural prey.

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If you do an online search for “lavender farms Southern California,” you’ll get a good-sized list for farms north of Los Angeles, such as Frog Creek Farm in Ojai, Foxen Canyon Farms in Solvang, Lavender Fields Forever in Buellton and Clairmont Farms in Los Olivos.

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“It’s a good-sized settlement and it’s going to provide some important justice to the thousands of young people that really lived in these horrific conditions and suffered from all kinds of abuse and excessive pepper spray and unnecessary shackling and illegal solitary confinement,” he said.

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He also said that choosing the right bank account, with a good-sized 0% overdraft facility, is crucial.

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