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overlarge

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈlɑːdʒ /

adjective

  1. excessively large

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Many were forced to wear overlarge Russian military uniforms that could make them a target, and a former city administrator trudged around in boots five sizes too big.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

This version of Clifford resembles nothing so much as an overlarge golden retriever puppy dipped in red paint.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020

And, in the evenings, gathered in their satisfying overlarge apartments, they drink wine from goblets with the ritual air of people taking communion.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 19, 2018

Not long ago, my comic books felt as useless as those overlarge movie logo cups from fast-food places.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2013

The effect of the overlarge eye against his otherwise handsome face is both grotesque and amusing.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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