pocket-size
adjective
pock·et-size
ˈpä-kət-ˌsīz 
variants
or less commonly pocket-sized
1
: of a size convenient for carrying in the pocket
2
: small
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Examples of pocket-size in a Sentence
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Nearby, an older woman who was resting on a bench handed me a pocket-size edition of the Zohar, from the Kabbalah Centre.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Add a pocket-size American Red Cross Emergency First Aid Guide or download the free Red Cross emergency app.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
This book is a pocket-size pep talk for high-achieving and aspiring individuals.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
Dark Painted Woodwork Just off the dining room, Bambi carved out a 7- by 7-foot space for a pocket-size library.
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 23 Aug. 2023
Each day of the week has its own portable, pocket-size case that can be removed from the box and carried on its own for day trips or hikes.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2023
However, this pocket-size stain remover can help remove stains in seconds by using a microfiber pad that lifts and absorbs them to leave your clothes looking brand new.
—Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
But his family’s economic situation in Mumbai, India (then Bombay) in the 1950s and 1960s steered him to engineering—specifically electronics, thanks to his interest in recent innovations embodied in the pocket-size transistor radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2022
The Handel selections, accompanied by a pocket-size chamber orchestra, were characteristically vibrant, which was all the more haunting in the concert’s context.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Add a pocket-size American Red Cross Emergency First Aid Guide or download the free Red Cross emergency app.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
This book is a pocket-size pep talk for high-achieving and aspiring individuals.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
Dark Painted Woodwork Just off the dining room, Bambi carved out a 7- by 7-foot space for a pocket-size library.
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 23 Aug. 2023
Each day of the week has its own portable, pocket-size case that can be removed from the box and carried on its own for day trips or hikes.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2023
However, this pocket-size stain remover can help remove stains in seconds by using a microfiber pad that lifts and absorbs them to leave your clothes looking brand new.
—Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
But his family’s economic situation in Mumbai, India (then Bombay) in the 1950s and 1960s steered him to engineering—specifically electronics, thanks to his interest in recent innovations embodied in the pocket-size transistor radio.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2022
The Handel selections, accompanied by a pocket-size chamber orchestra, were characteristically vibrant, which was all the more haunting in the concert’s context.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
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First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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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