1
: having a specified size or bulk
—usually used in combination
a small-sized house
2
: arranged or adjusted according to size
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Her look was a human-sized recreation of the hyper-popular doll complete with a bamboo-style hat and a bag made to look like a Chinese takeout carton.
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Mikelle Street, Them., 14 Sep. 2025
Take the generously sized central area, for example.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Unlike the performance of the song in This is Spinal Tap, though, the Stonehenge monument is in full-scale this time, not the model-sized version mistakenly produced for the concert in the first film.
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But as fortune would have it, a singing contest was at hand, with a perfectly sized prize.
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Mikelle Street, Them., 14 Sep. 2025
Take the generously sized central area, for example.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Unlike the performance of the song in This is Spinal Tap, though, the Stonehenge monument is in full-scale this time, not the model-sized version mistakenly produced for the concert in the first film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But as fortune would have it, a singing contest was at hand, with a perfectly sized prize.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sized
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“Sized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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sized
adjective
ˈsīzd 
ˌsīzd
1
: having a specified size
small-sized
2
: arranged or adjusted according to size
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