oversized

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

English size

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English sized

English oversized

From over- + sized.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

oversized (comparative more oversized, superlative most oversized)

1. Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

Synonyms

• oversize

Derived terms

• oversizedness