pint-size
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- adjective
- /ˈpaɪntˌsaɪz/
- Informal
- Despite her pint-size stature, she had a big personality and was the life of the party.
- pint-size jar
- pint-size table
Examples
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Life for these fierce, pint-size predators is a deadly serious game of risk and reward.
Academic text (1991) -
Atom and his pint-size trainer step into the ring and the look on Farra Lemkova's face says it all.
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Amid their pride in their children's zeal for all things green, the grown-ups sometimes end up feeling like scofflaws under the watchful eye of the pint-size eco-police, whose demands grow ever greater and more expensive.
Blog text (7) -
The children's pint-size furniture made their playroom feel cozy and inviting.
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He bought a pint-size bicycle that was perfect for his small frame and easy to maneuver.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not large in size or amount
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1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
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Very small in size
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Very small, often used for a person, animal, or thing that is lively
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Very short in height, often used about people
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7.8
Smaller and weaker than others of the same kind
A person who is very short and stocky
Small in size or amount, often used in law and food
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pint-size comes from pint, a small drink measure, and size, meaning 'how big'. Think of someone the size of a small 'pint' cup, and that's why pint-size means 'very small' or shorter than average.