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
Adjective
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Peggy isn’t panicked by her son’s alpha-male predilections.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The description of the male suspect took her by surprise.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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