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

She was married with three kids and had settled into a tidy one-story house with a good sized lawn in Ferguson.

From The Daily Beast

It was almost as large as the front room, with a stove, a refrigerator, a good-sized table and, in one corner, another double bed.

From The Daily Beast

It is a good-sized quarter pounder of pearly meat spiced and rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs, then pan-fried to a crisp.

From The Daily Beast

These consisted of a good sized dining-room, p. 126six bedrooms, and an office for the manager and his clerk.

From Project Gutenberg

She is never so happy as when she finds among her people an energetic mother with a good-sized family.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Childs set the fashion of reprinting standard authors on a good-sized page, with a couple of columns on each page.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Bradlaugh's legal exploits, if properly recorded, would fill a good-sized volume.

From Project Gutenberg

Benjamin had his rooms there at present; good-sized closets, he has just called them; and took his meals with Mr. Boom.

From Project Gutenberg

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