man-sized
Americanadjective
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large; big; generous.
a man-sized sandwich.
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formidable.
a man-sized undertaking.
adjective
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of a size appropriate for or convenient for a man
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informal big; large
Etymology
Origin of man-sized
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
If anything, A.I.—a force already changing work, education, research, romance, and even the human brain—seems virtually guaranteed to magnify today’s boy problems into a full-blown man-sized catastrophe.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
An ancient man-sized bronze of the Greek god Apollo was discovered by a fisherman in 2013, but later disappeared mysteriously.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2022
Did you touch the man-sized stuffed bear passed halfway round the city by the time dawn came?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2018
He was man-shaped, man-sized, she thought, but she was too dazzled to see.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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