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/puynt"suyz'/, adj. Informal.comparatively small in size: a pint-size typewriter.Also, pint-sized.[1935-40]
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pint-size — ☆ pint size [pīnt′sīz΄] adj. small; tiny: also pint sized … English World dictionary
pint-size — pint′ size or pint′ sized adj. inf small in size • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pint-size — UK / US or pint sized UK [ˈpaɪnt ˌsaɪzd] / US adjective informal very small … English dictionary
pint-size — {adj.}, {informal} Very small. * /The new pint size, portable TV sets have a very clear picture./ * /It was funny to hear a pint size voice coming out of a great big man./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pint-size — {adj.}, {informal} Very small. * /The new pint size, portable TV sets have a very clear picture./ * /It was funny to hear a pint size voice coming out of a great big man./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pint-size — adj informal Very small. The new pint size, portable TV sets have a very clear picture. It was funny to hear a pint size voice coming out of a great big man … Словарь американских идиом
pint-size or pint-sized — pint ,size or pint sized [ paınt ,saızd ] adjective INFORMAL very small … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pint-size — or pint sized adjective Date: 1936 small … New Collegiate Dictionary
pint-size — adjective pint sized … Wiktionary
pint-size — also pint sized adjective (only before noun) small, and unimportant or unsatisfactory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
