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English
Alternative forms
Adjective
good-sized (comparative more good-sized, superlative most good-sized)
- (colloquial) Of a reasonably large size.
Gas and electric bills take a good-sized chunk of my salary.
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Guardian of the Gate”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC, pages 111–112:So, when they came to a good sized farm house, Dorothy walked boldly up to the door and knocked.
Translations
Of a reasonably large size