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SIZEABLE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large in amount or extent or degree

Example:

a sizable fortune

Synonyms:

goodish; goodly; healthy; hefty; respectable; sizable; sizeable; tidy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

considerable (large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree)

Derivation:

sizeableness (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fairly large in size

Example:

of ample proportions

Synonyms:

ample; sizable; sizeable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Derivation:

sizeableness (unusual largeness in size or extent or number)

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