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oversized

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o⋅ver⋅size

  [adj. oh-ver-sahyz; n. oh-ver-sahyz]
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–adjective Also, o⋅ver⋅sized.
1. of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
2. of a size larger than is necessary or required.
–noun
3. something that is oversize; an oversize article or object.
4. a size larger than the proper or usual size.
Origin:
1605–15; over- + size 1
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o·ver·size   (ō'vər-sīz')   
n.  

  1. A size that is larger than usual.

  2. An oversize article or object.

adj.   o·ver·size (ō'vər-sīz') also o·ver·sized (-sīzd')
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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