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sizable

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsaɪzəbəɫ// UK //sˈaɪzəbəl// siz·able

adj. fairly large in size or amount. You use this to describe something that is big enough to be important or impressive.

adj. considerable or substantial in magnitude, extent, or quantity. Often used to describe physical dimensions or abstract amounts like sums of money.


SIMPLE

The company received a sizable donation yesterday.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of saving, they finally had a sizable down payment for their first home.

COMPLEX

The researchers noted a sizable discrepancy between the initial projections and the actual results, prompting a full review of the data collection methods.

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Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often modified by 'quite' or 'rather'.

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