pint-sized

[ pahynt-sahyzd ]
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adjectiveInformal.
  1. Also pint-size . comparatively small in size: You sure can’t fit much in this pint-sized fridge!

Origin of pint-sized

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby pint-sized

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How to use pint-sized in a sentence

  • Tell me, god, have you ever been confined to a pint sized prison?

    The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael Knerr
  • They had discovered the insignificance of their lone and pint-sized attacker.

    Way of a Rebel | Walter M. Miller
  • How come it didnt develop into a pint sized Hiroshima, if it has atomic power in it?

    The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael Knerr
  • Looking back at the pint-sized beauty I socked my fist into my hand and stalked back to the drawing desk.

    The Animated Pinup | Lewis Parker