sizable

English

Alternative forms

sizeable

Etymology

From size +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪzəbəl/

Adjective

sizable (comparative more sizable, superlative most sizable)

Fairly large.
He gave a sizable cash donation, sizable enough that the IRS wondered where all that money came from.
- 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here's Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)
  A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes.

Derived terms

Translations

fairly large

Catalan: apreciable
Finnish: kookas (fi)
Latgalian: makans
Latvian: prāvs m

Polish: znaczny (pl), znaczący (pl)
Scottish Gaelic: tomadach
Swedish: ansenlig (sv)

Anagrams

balizes

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