pocket-size

Or pock·et-sized

[pok-it-sahyz]

adjective

1. small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pocket-size¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Gutberlet recalled friends alerting him to an uptick in Chinese imitations of Kaweco’s pocket-size “Sport” pens for a 10th of the price.

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Pop culture lovers will get a kick out of the pocket-size Baby Bar.

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They handed out cheat-sheet pocket-size notecards with directions for how to respond if an air raid siren went off, indicating a possible strike by Hamas while we were on the ground.

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The Armed Services Editions, a series of specially designed pocket-size paperbacks, were introduced in the spring of 1943.

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It was a small, short-barreled, pocket-size handgun designed for concealment, not combat.

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