pocket-size

adjective

pock·​et-size ˈpä-kət-ˌsīz How to pronounce pocket-size (audio)
variants or less commonly pocket-sized
1
: of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket
2
: small

Examples of pocket-size in a Sentence

a pocket-size country in the Pyrenees
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Nightlife El Gallo Altanero The world-class bar scene in Guadalajara owes much to El Gallo Altanero, a pocket-size spot in the Americana neighborhood that exclusively stocks independently owned tequila brands and mixes them up in cocktails that regularly change. David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 That small convenience quickly grew into an expectation: Every financial task—paying bills, sending money, tracking investments—should sit in one pocket-size app. Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Here's what to know about the pocket-size tequilas. Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 Throughout my childhood, and to this day, Dad regularly reads his favorite book, The Greatest Thing in the World, a pocket-size theological meditation on love as defined in First Corinthians. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pocket-size

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pocket-size was in 1797

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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket-size. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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pocket-size

adjective
pock·​et-size
ˈpäk-ət-ˌsīz
variants also pocket-sized
-ˌsīzd
: of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket

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