oversized

[adj. oh-ver-sahyz; n. oh-ver-sahyz]

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adjective Also, o·ver·sized.

of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.

of a size larger than is necessary or required.

noun

something that is oversize; an oversize article or object.

a size larger than the proper or usual size.

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Origin:
1605–15; over- + size¹

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oversized
adjective
larger than normal for its kind [syn: outsize]

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