variants
or man-sized
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
worked up a man-size appetite playing soccer
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Recent Examples of man-size
The narrator of the story goes on to list her husband, four builders, and her two sons, who are no longer boy-size but man-size.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
Flaherty scrupulously captured animal, water, and flora phenomena (Moana wrestling with a man-size tortoise and his brother Pe’a climbing the daunting heights of an arching coconut tree).
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
Flaherty scrupulously captured animal, water, and flora phenomena (Moana wrestling with a man-size tortoise and his brother Pe’a climbing the daunting heights of an arching coconut tree).
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-size
male
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The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8, prompting a search that gripped the nation and raised fears about his safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Casting has not yet been announced for the musical, in which six unemployed steel workers decide to make money by creating their own male strip show.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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