oversize

[oh-ver-sahyz, oh-ver-sahyz]

adjective

1. of excessive size; unusually large.

   an oversize cigar.

2. of a size larger than is necessary or required.

noun

1. something that is oversize; an oversize article or object.

2. a size larger than the proper or usual size.

oversize

adjective

1. Also: oversized. larger than the usual size

noun

1. a size larger than the usual or proper size

2. something that is oversize

Word History and Origins

Origin of oversize¹

First recorded in 1605–15; over- + size ¹

Example Sentences

Seemingly inspired by Japanese workwear, Hurtado wore these oversize, functional looks for around 80 years.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s wearing overalls, half undone, oversize glasses, her golden hair tossed up in a messy bun with a stuffed sketchbook in hand.

From Los Angeles Times

One image features these huge, oversize petals that are flexible.

From Los Angeles Times

The set list mixed new songs with old favorites: “Bloody Mary” into “Abracadabra” into “Judas” into the German-language “Sheiße,” which involved a bunch of oversize quill pens and a Last Supper-style tableau.

From Los Angeles Times

To the audition, he "wore oversize gonky Australian shorts in nausea green" in an attempt to put the producers off, he wrote in his autobiography.

From BBC

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