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—sizableness, n. —sizably, adv./suy"zeuh beuhl/, adj.1. of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.2. Obs. of convenient or suitable size.Also, sizeable.[1605-15; SIZE1 + -ABLE]
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Sizable — Siz a*ble, a. 1. Of considerable size or bulk. A sizable volume. Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster] 2. Being of reasonable or suitable size; as, sizable timber; sizable bulk. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sizable — index appreciable, considerable, major, prodigious (enormous), substantial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sizable — [adj] considerable, large ample, big, burly, capacious, comprehensive, decent, decent sized, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, hefty, husky, jumbo*, largish, major, massive, ponderous, respectable, sensible, spacious, strapping, substantial … New thesaurus
sizable — [sī′zə bəl] adj. quite large or bulky: also sizeable sizableness n. sizably adv … English World dictionary
sizable — adjective fairly large He gave a sizable cash donation. Sizable enough that the IRS wondered where all that money came from … Wiktionary
sizable — or sizeable adjective Date: 1613 fairly large ; considerable < a sizable donation > • sizableness noun • sizably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sizable — siz|a|ble [ saızəbl ] adjective fairly large: SUBSTANTIAL: a sizable income … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sizable — var. of SIZEABLE. * * * sizable variant of sizeable … Useful english dictionary
sizable — Synonyms and related words: Gargantuan, amplitudinous, astronomical, awesome, big, boundless, bulky, bumper, colossal, considerable, cosmic, enormous, extensive, galactic, gigantic, good, goodly, grand, great, healthy, hefty, huge, immeasurable,… … Moby Thesaurus
sizable — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. big, large, considerable, great, hefty, *whopping, respectable, king size, industrial size, huge. ANT.: small, tiny, piddling II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also sizeable adjective 1. Notably above average in amount,… … English dictionary for students
