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sizeable, a.|ˈsaɪzəb(ə)l|
Also sizable.
[f. size v.1 + -able.]
Of a fair († proper or convenient) size; fairly large.
In very common use from c 1680; sizeable has always been by far the more frequent spelling.
α1613J. May Decl. Clothing iii. 16 His charge not to set that seale but vpon perfect and sizable cloth. 1681R. Knox Hist. Ceylon 16 The trees are not very great but sizable. 1703W. Dampier Voy. III. i. 115 A Fish about 8 inches long, broad and sizable. 1783Cowper Let. to Newton 30 Nov., I swallow..a dozen good sizable cakes. 1855Haliburton N. & H. Nature II. 193 Halifax is a sizable place and covers a good deal of ground. 1893Times 12 June 13/5 Prices continue to show increasing firmness, especially for sizable and hard wood.
β1677A. Yarranton Eng. Improv. 185 The Wyer must be..drawn and made sizeable and fit to make all sorts of Pins. 1686Plot Staffordsh. 293 Having taken up at a time 3 sizeable men. 1710Addison Tatler No. 220 ⁋3 A more modern Virtuoso..invented that sizeable Instrument which is now in Use. 1789Trans. Soc. Arts II. 238 The people are fond of purchasing sizeable trees for building. 1818Blackw. Mag. III. 147 We find the cerebellum sizeable, but not remarkable. 1882Good Words Sept. 606 Presently we come upon quite a sizeable stream.
Hence ˈsizeableness (Bailey, 1727, vol. II).
Add: ˈsizeably adv.
1911in Webster. 1975Forbes (N.Y.) 1 Feb. 9/1 Sizably upping the price of gas and oil by heavy additional federal taxes. 1988WorldPaper 11 Dec. 12/4 The first batch of graduates have obtained jobs with salaries ranging from $300 to $670 monthly, sizeably higher than those of graduates from other programs. |