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sizable - 3 dictionary results

siz⋅a⋅ble

[sahy-zuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
2. Obsolete. of convenient or suitable size.
Also, sizeable.


Origin:
1605–15; size 1 + -able


siz⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
siz⋅a⋅bly, adverb
siz·a·ble also size·a·ble   (sī'zə-bəl)   
adj.  Of considerable size; fairly large.
siz'a·ble·ness n., siz'a·bly adv.

Sizable

Siz"a*ble\, a. 1. Of considerable size or bulk. "A sizable volume." --Bp. Hurd.

2. Being of reasonable or suitable size; as, sizable timber; sizable bulk. --Arbuthnot.
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