variants or less commonly bite-sized
1
: of a size that can be eaten in one bite
bite-size pieces of chicken
2
: being or made small or brief especially so as to be easily manageable
bite-size tasks
bite-size essays

Examples of bite-size in a Sentence

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An anonymous user had been intermittently posting bite-size recordings of a discussion between Parks and an unspecified person. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Many of them don’t subscribe to cable or satellite services and often stream their video favorites in bite-size videos or longer binge sessions at times of their own choosing. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024 Use kitchen scissors to easily snip bite-size candy bars into smaller pieces. Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 Unlike Breath of the Wild or last year’s Tears of the Kingdom, which dazzled with their painterly landscapes and awe-inspiring scale, Echoes of Wisdom is bite-size and cute with a world that looks like a Playmobil set. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bite-size 

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bite-size was in 1946

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“Bite-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bite-size. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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