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Definition of Man-sized
1. Adjective. Calling for the strength of a man. "A man-sized job"
2. Adjective. Very large; appropriate to the size of a man. "A man-sized piece of cake"
Definition of Man-sized
1. Adjective. Of a size suitable for a man; larger than normal ¹
2. Adjective. That needs manly attributes, such as strength or endurance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man-sized
Literary usage of Man-sized
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sanitarian by Medico-Legal Society of New York (1885)
"A line of this description of " man-sized " sewer passes down Parliament ...
In my sanitary report of 1843 I described these " man-sized" sewers as the ..."
2. On the Evils of Disunity in Central and Local Administration, Especially by Edwin Chadwick (1885)
"A line of this description of ' man- sized' sewer passes down Parliament ...
In my sanitary report of 1843 I described these ' man-sized' sewers as the ..."
3. Manual Training Magazine (1914)
"The youngster should rather be given the chance to work out some man-sized
conception of his own that is to fill some man- sized need in his community. ..."
4. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"Say, my Lord, this is living, to come back and get into a regular man-sized pair
of pants. They can talk all they want to about the city, but my idea of a ..."
5. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"To promote agriculture in Alberta, then, is a man-sized job. So, then, cometh
Duncan Marshall, Minister of Agriculture for the province of Alberta; ..."
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