oversizedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsʌɪzd/,

/ˈəʊvəsʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərˈˌsaɪzd/

Forms: see over- prefix and sized adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sized adj.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + sized adj.¹ Compare earlier oversize v.², oversize n.

Larger than the usual or proper size; abnormally or excessively large.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of larger than normal size

outsize1812

outsized1830

oversizeda1834

queen-size1906

king-size1909

oversize1909

king-sized1940

queen-sized1946

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Osorio (1873) ii. i. 37 Ferdinand That shark Francesco. Osorio O! an o'ersized gudgeon!

1869 J. T. Coleridge Mem. J. Keble II. 310 The parish was a country one, not over-sized.

1885 ‘E. D. Gerard’ Waters Hercules xiii An undersized man or an oversized boy.

1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves xv. 181 We might have been a rather oversized greyhound and a somewhat slimmer electric hare.

1958 Life 10 Nov. 3/1 (advt.) A few of the other exclusive features: a true turret; an oversized optical zoomfinder.

2000 PS Nov. 194/1 As a writer, no-one seems me so I slobe around in oversized T-shirts and rarely venture outside.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oversized
释义	oversizedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsʌɪzd/, /ˈəʊvəsʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˈˌsaɪzd/ Forms: see over- prefix and sized adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sized adj.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + sized adj.¹ Compare earlier oversize v.², oversize n. Larger than the usual or proper size; abnormally or excessively large. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of larger than normal size outsize1812 outsized1830 oversizeda1834 queen-size1906 king-size1909 oversize1909 king-sized1940 queen-sized1946 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Osorio (1873) ii. i. 37 Ferdinand That shark Francesco. Osorio O! an o'ersized gudgeon! 1869 J. T. Coleridge Mem. J. Keble II. 310 The parish was a country one, not over-sized. 1885 ‘E. D. Gerard’ Waters Hercules xiii An undersized man or an oversized boy. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves xv. 181 We might have been a rather oversized greyhound and a somewhat slimmer electric hare. 1958 Life 10 Nov. 3/1 (advt.) A few of the other exclusive features: a true turret; an oversized optical zoomfinder. 2000 PS Nov. 194/1 As a writer, no-one seems me so I slobe around in oversized T-shirts and rarely venture outside. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1834
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