outclass

[ out-klas, -klahs ]

/ ˌaʊtˈklæs, -ˈklɑs /

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verb (used with object)

to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.

Nearby words

outbreeding, outbuilding, outburst, outcast, outcaste, outclass, outclimb, outcome, outcrop, outcross, outcry

Origin of outclass

First recorded in 1865–70; out- + class

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Examples from the Web for outclassed

Some disadvantages are actually advantages; underdogs that “win” are never as outclassed as they initially seem.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New Book|Thomas Flynn|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had not even a knife, and had I possessed one I was outnumbered and outclassed.
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion|G. Hamilton-Browne
These unfortunates do not like hard, manual work; they cannot do it well; they are outclassed in it.
Analyzing Character|Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb
As an entirely impartial and unbiased spectator, friend, I should say that you are outclassed.
The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart

He was outclassed and outmanned and like to be even dispossessed by a most powerful and determined enemy.
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln|Charles L. Marson
One gang, of brawny Cappadocians, outclassed any but the Emperor's own.
The Unwilling Vestal|Edward Lucas White

British Dictionary definitions for outclassed

outclass

/ (ˌaʊtˈklɑːs) /

verb (tr)

to surpass in class, quality, etc

to defeat easily

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outclass

verb (used with object)

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Origin of outclass

Examples from the Web for outclassed

British Dictionary definitions for outclassed

outclass

verb (tr)