oversize

[adjective oh-ver-sahyz; noun oh-ver-sahyz]

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adjective Also o·ver·sized.

of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.

of a size larger than is necessary or required.

noun

something that is oversize; an oversize article or object.

a size larger than the proper or usual size.

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Origin of oversize

First recorded in 1605–15; over- + size¹

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British Dictionary definitions for oversized

oversize

adjective (ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz)

Also: oversized larger than the usual size

noun (ˈəʊvəˌsaɪz)

a size larger than the usual or proper size

something that is oversize

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Word Origin and History for oversized

oversized

adj.

1788, past participle adjective from oversize "make too large" (1670s), from over- + size (v.).

oversize

adjective Also o·ver·sized.

noun

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oversize

adjective (ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz)

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