oversize

American  

[oh-ver-sahyz, oh-ver-sahyz] / ˈoʊ vərˈsaɪz, ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪz /

adjective

1. of excessive size; unusually large.

   an oversize cigar.

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

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noun

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

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

oversize British  

adjective

1. Also: oversized.  larger than the usual size

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noun

1. a size larger than the usual or proper size

2. something that is oversize

Etymology

Origin of oversize

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

Example Sentences

When it’s your turn, everyone gets into an oversize yellow inner tube, and you swish through an enclosed waterslide.

From The Wall Street Journal

Measuring roughly 55 feet long and 18 feet wide, the float featured a dense seascape of corals, fish and oversize sea stars, some spanning 4 feet in diameter.

From Los Angeles Times

Down the steps stands an oversize candle—what otherwise would have been a cheerful decoration now an earnest memorial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Halfway through the movie, to ward off full-scale war with the Philistines, David volunteers to engage in single combat with the enemy’s champion: an oversize fellow named Goliath.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s designed a new line to appeal to Europeans, including oversize slippers that can be customized to look like a teal BMW or a red Ferrari.

From The Wall Street Journal

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