oversized
pronunciation
How to pronounce oversized in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvəsaɪzd]
How to pronounce oversized in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərsaɪzd]
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- Adjective:
- larger than normal for its kind
Word Origin
- oversized (adj.)
- 1788, past participle adjective from oversize "make too large" (1670s), from over- + size (v.).
Example
- 1. William taft , 27th president of the united states , weighed more than 300 pounds and had a special oversized bathtub installed in the white house .
- 2. You may need to make an envelope to fit this oversized holiday card .
- 3. A fine layer of sweat covers her oversized forehead .
- 4. These medium-sized cities use a single oversized tower to put themselves on the map .
- 5. The giant facility , housed in an oversized warehouse in california , will harness the power of lasers to turn tiny pellets of hydrogen into thermonuclear energy .