sized

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adjective

ˈsīzd How to pronounce sized (audio)
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

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Five of the world's space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector and a rover on Phobos, the larger and closer of Mars' two pint-sized moons. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Some apps looked like floating windows in the middle of the tablet-sized screen. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Enterprise-sized businesses spend, on average, 28 percent of their software budgets on unwanted upgrades, migrations, and licensing changes. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 More than a games console The original Atari 800XL arrived in 1983 with 64 KB of memory, a full-sized keyboard and dedicated graphics and sound chips. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sized

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First Known Use

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sized was in 1582

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sized

adjective
ˈsīzd How to pronounce sized (audio)
ˌsīzd
1
: having a specified size
small-sized
2
: arranged or adjusted according to size
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