good-sized

[good-sahyzd]
adjective
of ample or large size; rather large for its kind: a good-sized pumpkin.

Origin:
1830–40

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good-sized
 
adj
quite large

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Good-sized is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
All other counties, even though there may be good-sized cities within, are
  considered rural based on county population.
Connelly is pumped because the candidates are crisscrossing the state and
  attracting good-sized crowds.
Bit by bit each fracture and crack spreads and, before you know it, you have a
  good-sized pothole.
Yesterday, the returning fisherman even had a good-sized eel to round out their
  catch.
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