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o·ver·size

 (ō′vər-sīz′)
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.
2. An oversize article or object.
adj. o·ver·size (ō′vər-sīz′) also o·ver·sized (-sīzd′)
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
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oversize

adj
Also: oversized larger than the usual size
n
1. a size larger than the usual or proper size
2. something that is oversize
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o•ver•size

(ˈoʊ vərˈsaɪz)

also o′ver•sized′,



adj.
of a size larger than is usual or necessary.
[1605–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.oversize - larger than normal for its kind
outsize, outsized, oversized
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
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oversize

adjective
Extremely large; having great mass:
bulky, massive, oversized.
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Translations

oversize

[ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz] oversized [ˌəʊvəˈsaɪzd] ADJ → demasiado grande, descomunal (US) [clothes] → de talla muy grande
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oversize

[ˌəʊvərˈsaɪz] oversized [ˈəʊvərsaɪzd] adj → extra large
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