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outsize

[ out-sahyz ]

noun

  1. an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
  2. a garment of such a size.


adjective

  1. Also outsized. being unusually or abnormally large, heavy, extensive, etc.:

    a rack of outsize dresses; an outsize puppy; pampering an outsize ego.

outsize

/ ˈaʊtˌsaɪz /

adjective

  1. Alsooutsized very large or larger than normal

    outsize tomatoes



noun

  1. something outsize, such as a garment or person
  2. modifier relating to or dealing in outsize clothes

    an outsize shop

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Word History and Origins

Origin of outsize1

First recorded in 1835–45; out- + size 1

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Example Sentences

To manage its outsize portfolio of loans, the department gave contracts to some former lenders, including Nelnet and Navient, to collect and apply borrower loan payments.

Unless and until that change happens, though, Randle will be tasked with an outsize share of the team’s basket-creation burden — and if what he’s shown so far this season is any indication, he’ll just keep right on diming.

The congregation there is small, about 30 people, but the Bhatnagars said Rosa Wilson had an outsize impact.

Gorad himself did not reap outsize profits from quinoa either.

The change has come amid growing concerns about the outsize influence of Big Tech on American life, with an October 2020 Pew research poll showing that seven in 10 Americans believe social media companies have too much influence in American politics.

The governor may end up having an outsize role in the GOP nominating process in 2016 even if he is not a candidate.

And yes, the Wingnuts seem to have an outsize influence on our politics debates.

The governor of reliably Blue New Jersey and possessor of an outsize personality, he commands attention.

Tough, frighteningly ambitious, politically savvy, and willing to take outsize risks.

The result was an outsize coin fashioned from Indian red marble and inscribed with a big “50c.”

It carried an outsize ultrasonic generator and a device for directing the beam into the planet.

But one of her stockings was outsize—run clear up her thigh—and she had two big white spots on her ribs on the nigh side.

He nodded again, taking off his glasses and polishing them on an outsize white handkerchief.

One of the world's first outsize cheeses officially weighed in at four tons in a fair at Toronto, Canada, seventy years ago.

Joe Kivelson is just an outsize edition of his son, with a blond beard that's had thirty-five years' more growth.

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