man-sized

An old-fashioned adjective used to describe a task or portion that is considered large or challenging enough for a man; now considered dated and potentially sexist.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo desusado que se usaba para describir una tarea o porción que se consideraba suficientemente grande o difícil para un hombre; hoy se considera anticuado y potencialmente sexista.

1. Requiring a man's strength B2 informal

   Describing a task or challenge that demands the physical strength or endurance typically associated with a man.

   • Moving that heavy piano was a man-sized job.
   • He took on a man-sized challenge by climbing the mountain alone.
   • The project was a man-sized effort that required all his stamina.

   🇪🇸Que requiere fuerza de hombre

   Sinónimos: arduousbackbreakinglaboriousstrenuous

2. Very large in size B2 informal

   Describing something that is notably large or designed to fit a large person.

   • He ordered a man-sized portion of steak for dinner.
   • The store sells man-sized umbrellas that cover two people.
   • She bought a man-sized coat that was far too big for her.

   🇪🇸de gran tamaño

   Sinónimos: amplebigjumboking-sizelargeoversizedsizablespacioussubstantial

   Antónimos: diminutiveminiatureminutepetitesmalltiny

• more man-sized comparative form
• most man-sized superlative form