Definitions

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  • adjective very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type

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  • adjective larger than normal for its kind

Etymologies

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over- +‎ sized

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Examples

  • So: fitted pants or jeans (preferably cropped at the ankle or alternatively falling onto the toe of the shoe itself), below the knee skirts (dig way back into the wardrobe), gilets, waistcoats, simple fitted shirts and plain oversized sweaters and Ts (Marks & Spencer anyone?).

    Chic Simple Tina Gaudoin 2010

  • Typically encased in oversized plastic clamshells to deter shoplifting, memory cards are then placed inside larger cardboard boxes for shipment to customers.

    12 posts from November 2008 2008

  • And for good reason — they cook huge hunks of pork shoulder in oversized copper pots filled with lard.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Homesick Texan 2008

  • And for good reason — they cook huge hunks of pork shoulder in oversized copper pots filled with lard.

    Carnitas, Houston style | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008

  • I know I'm "hiding" in oversized, shapeless t shirts and jeans.

    The Deconstruction of Women's Clothing 2007

  • The most recent entries are fine, but earlier entries too appear in oversized print.

    Does My Blog Look Big in This? Sharon Bakar 2006

  • He looked like a creep, a little homunculus of a man with a striking resemblance to a shaved chimpanzee in oversized glasses.

    Mr. B.J. Slimbolala 2006

  • My all-time favorite piece was about the Toys “R” Us – style “playrooms” of “adult babies” — men and women who find sexual gratification by wearing diapers and lying in oversized baby cribs.

    Home Alone 2006

  • His men were young and scared, skinny in oversized rubber suits that protected them from the massive electrical charges that remained the only effective weapon against the Batteries.

    365 tomorrows » 2006 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006

  • No, oversized is what Michele after 6 months in Paris would call them.

    July, you made it hard to like you. Michele 2006

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