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good-sized

American  
[good-sahyzd] / ˈgʊdˈsaɪzd /

adjective

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

    a good-sized pumpkin.
good-sized British  

adjective

  1. quite large

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Etymology

Origin of good-sized

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Of course, if they simply invested the savings of not owning a home into stocks and bonds, they could end up with a good-sized pile of assets at retirement.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

They should be good-sized, long enough to hang easily over your shoulder or wrap around a hot dish coming out of the oven.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Even though the data only includes a portion of Seattle’s dogs, it represents a good-sized sample of our canine population.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

I put on a good-sized sinker and dropped into the white water close to the edge of the timbers of the dam.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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