pocket-sized

pocket-sized
adjective
1. limited in size or scope
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a small business

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a newspaper with a modest circulation

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small-scale plans

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a pocket-size country

Syn: ↑minor, ↑modest, ↑small, ↑small-scale, ↑pocket-size
Similar to: ↑limited
Derivationally related forms: ↑smallness (for: ↑small)
2. small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
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pocket-size paperbacks

Syn: ↑pocket-size, ↑pocketable
Similar to: ↑small, ↑little

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adjective

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pockˈet-sized adjective
Small enough for the pocket
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Main Entry:pocket

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pocket-sized UK [ˈpɒkɪt ˌsaɪzd] US [ˈpɑkɪt ˌsaɪzd] adjective
small enough to fit in your pocket
Thesaurus: small in sizesynonym

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ˈpocket-sized [pocket-sized] (also ˈpocket-size) adjective
small enough to fit into your pocket or to be carried easily

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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