- pint-size or pint-sized
- `pint-,size or pint-sized [ `paınt ,saızd ] adjective INFORMALvery small
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
pint-size or pint-sized
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pint-sized — pint size UK / US or pint sized UK [ˈpaɪnt ˌsaɪzd] / US adjective informal very small … English dictionary
pint-sized — adjective well below average height • Syn: ↑pint size, ↑runty, ↑sawed off, ↑sawn off • Similar to: ↑short, ↑little • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pint-sized — /ˈpaɪnt saɪzd/ (say puynt suyzd) adjective Colloquial small or insignificant: *Australia has never produced an Olympic gymnastics medallist but a group of pint sized teenage girls are, as their coach puts it, scratching and clawing their way to… …
pint-sized — adjective see pint size … New Collegiate Dictionary
pint-sized — (also pint size) adjective informal very small … English new terms dictionary
pint-sized — adjective Comparatively small in size … Wiktionary
pint-size — pint′ size or pint′ sized adj. inf small in size • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pint-size — ☆ pint size [pīnt′sīz΄] adj. small; tiny: also pint sized … English World dictionary
pint-size — UK / US or pint sized UK [ˈpaɪnt ˌsaɪzd] / US adjective informal very small … English dictionary
pint — noun /paɪnt/ a) A unit of volume, equivalent to ⅛ of a gallon or Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman b) A pint of milk. Finn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. Ive never seen a man drink two pints at the same time. See Also:… … Wiktionary
