What does sizier mean?
Sizier is the comparative form of the adjective sizey and means larger or more bulky. It is used when two people or things are being compared directly, especially when their physical dimensions are relevant: one model may be sizier, heavier, or more expensive than another. The word belongs to ordinary English but is relatively uncommon, perhaps because the more familiar adjectives big, large, and sizeable cover most of its uses. In formal writing, more sizeable is often preferred because it sounds more conventional and allows sizey to remain in its base form. Sizier is nevertheless useful in conversational and descriptive contexts, where its comparative ending makes the comparison concise and natural.
adjectiveThe comparative of sizey: larger or more bulky in size.
- Larger or more bulky in physical size; the comparative form of sizey.
"The redesigned suitcase is sizier but still fits in the overhead compartment."
"The replacement model is sizier than the original."
"An even sizier venue will be required for the festival."
The word is a comparative built on the uncommon base sizey: sizey, sizier, siziest.
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Where does sizier come from?
Sizier is formed from the English adjective sizey by adding the comparative suffix -er, with the spelling change from -y to -ier. Sizey itself derives from size with the adjective-forming suffix -y. Related English words include sizable, sizably, and sizing, all of which share the same underlying root.
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How sizier is actually used
This is the standard comparative of sizey, though it is less common in formal edited prose than the fuller comparative more sizeable. It normally appears in constructions such as sizier than.