medium-sized

[mee-dee-uhm-sahyzd]

adjective

1. neither very large nor very small.

   a medium-sized house.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medium-sized¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Even though the numbers make it sound incredibly large, Prof Ramesh describes it as a "medium-sized" one.

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Going forward, HP expects a boost as small- to medium-sized businesses and customers in Europe and Asia install the new operating system and upgrade their aging PCs, he says.

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"If we look at large companies, their accident rate is close to zero, but in the chain of contracts and subcontracts, especially among small and medium-sized firms, that's where accidents happen," he told AFP.

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It was a medium-sized, fast-moving predator that evolved after the extinction of other large carnivorous dinosaurs.

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Two-thirds of last year’s cosmetics exports came from small and medium-sized firms like Blup, according to the Korea International Trade Assn.

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