sized

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adjective

ˈsīzd 

ˌsīzd

1

: having a specified size or bulk

—usually used in combination

a small-sized house

2

: arranged or adjusted according to size

sized

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past tense and past participle of size entry 2, size entry 5

Examples of sized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

However, all are generously sized and sleek, with bright white bedding accented with pops of stately blue, silver and hot pink. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

El Niño, a natural climate pattern which typically ramps up global temperature, has now crossed into super-sized territory and is on its way to becoming record-breakingly strong. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

These school bus-sized stages are particularly problematic at altitudes of 840 and 975 km, said LeoLabs space debris expert Darren McKnight. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Dozens of species roamed and rutted on a tropical Earth, from the pig-sized Menoceras to the significantly larger Paraceratherium linxiaense, an animal almost as large as one of London’s red double-decker buses. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sized

• bite-sized
• good-sized
• king-sized
• life-sized
• man-sized
• medium-sized
• middle-sized
• pint-sized
• plus-sized
• pocket-sized

Rhymes for sized

• advised
• apprised
• apprized
• baptised
• baptized
• capsized
• chastised
• cognized
• comprised
• demised
• despised
• devised

Kids Definition

sized

adjective

ˈsīzd 

ˌsīzd

1

: having a specified size

small-sized

2

: arranged or adjusted according to size