life-sized

life-sized
life-size life"-size`, life-sized life"-sized`(l[imac]f"s[imac]z`), a. Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original; as, a life-size sculpture; a life-size portrait of the general. [1913 Webster]

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  • life-sized — ADJ Life sized means the same as life size …   English dictionary

  • life-sized — adjective Full scale, as a model that is the same size as what it is a model of. The life sized statue was the same size as the subject, and since he had never fit in that chair, neither did the statue …   Wiktionary

  • life-sized — adj. Life sized is used with these nouns: ↑statue …   Collocations dictionary

  • life-sized — adjective being of the same size as an original a life size sculpture • Syn: ↑life size, ↑lifesize, ↑full size • Similar to: ↑large, ↑big …   Useful english dictionary

  • life-sized — adjective see life size …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • life-sized — same size as a living being …   English contemporary dictionary

  • life-size — life sized life sized (l[imac]f s[imac]z ), a. Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original; as, a life size sculpture; a life size portrait of the general. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • life-size — adj also life sized a picture or model of something or someone that is life size is the same size as they really are ▪ a life sized statue of the president …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • life-size — life′ size′ or life′ sized′ adj. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life: a life size statue[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

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