pint-size

[ pahynt-sahyz ]

/ ˈpaɪntˌsaɪz /

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adjective Informal.

a variant of pint-sized.

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Origin of pint-size

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby pint-size

pin the tail on the donkey, pintle, pinto, pinto bean, Pintsch gas, pint-size, pint-sized, Pintubi, pin tuck, Pinturicchio, pinup

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How to use pint-size in a sentence

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
That year, on August 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, with a similar-size budget but more detainees, the cost worked out to about $2.7 million per detainee.
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Then make it clear that there will be no bailouts, not that there will be bailouts up to this or that size.
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The report detailed such techniques as "rectal rehydration" and the use of coffin-size confinement boxes.
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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
All were of small size, and in good part devoted to spirited political discussion.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A girl of forty-two weeks showed the same excitement at the sight of a life-size painting of a cat as at that of a real cat.
Children's Ways|James Sully

British Dictionary definitions for pint-size

pint-size

pint-sized

adjective

informal very small; tiny

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pint-size

Origin of pint-size

Words nearby pint-size

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How to use pint-size in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pint-size

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