outsize

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From out- + size.

[edit] Noun

Singular
outsize

Plural
outsizes

outsize (plural outsizes)

  1. an unusually large garment size

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  • (initialism) OS

[edit] Adjective

outsize (not comparable)

Positive
outsize

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. of an unusually large size

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to outsize

Third person singular
outsizes

Simple past
outsized

Past participle
outsized

Present participle
outsizing

to outsize (third-person singular simple present outsizes, present participle outsizing, simple past and past participle outsized)

  1. to exceed in size
    • 2005, Los Angeles Times headline, September 25, 2005 [1],
      Mega-ship to outsize seas' reigning Queen.
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