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[ out-sahyz ] / ˈaʊtˌsaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outsize ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average. a garment of such a size. adjectiveAlso outsized . being unusually or abnormally large, heavy, extensive, etc.: a rack of outsize dresses; an outsize puppy; pampering an outsize ego. Origin of outsizeFirst recorded in 1835–45; out- + size1 Words nearby outsizeoutside work, outsight, outsing, out sister, outsit, outsize, outskirt, outskirts, outsleep, outsmart, outsoar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outsizeThe governor may end up having an outsize role in the GOP nominating process in 2016 even if he is not a candidate. Could This Be the First Pro-Choice Republican on a National Ticket?|David Freedlander|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST And yes, the Wingnuts seem to have an outsize influence on our politics debates. Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The governor of reliably Blue New Jersey and possessor of an outsize personality, he commands attention. Can Chris Christie Avoid the Giuliani Jinx?|Lloyd Green|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST The result was an outsize coin fashioned from Indian red marble and inscribed with a big “50c.” Hit-and-Run Driver Julio Acevedo Talks, Suggests 50 Cent Connection|Michael Daly|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the pop-culture presidency of the Obama administration, Joe Biden plays an outsize role. Joe Biden’s Shotgun Approach to Politics Good for Obama Administration|John Avlon|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST One of the world's first outsize cheeses officially weighed in at four tons in a fair at Toronto, Canada, seventy years ago. The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown Joe Kivelson is just an outsize edition of his son, with a blond beard that's had thirty-five years' more growth. Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper But, compared to the outsize Syracusan, it looked like a Baby Gouda. The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown It carried an outsize ultrasonic generator and a device for directing the beam into the planet. Student Body|Floyd L. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for outsize
adjectiveAlso: outsized very large or larger than normaloutsize tomatoes nounsomething outsize, such as a garment or person (modifier) relating to or dealing in outsize clothesan outsize shop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outsizecorpulent, obese, pudgy, enormous, humongous, tremendous, great, monstrous, magnificent, giant, colossal, immense, monumental, mammoth, massive, gargantuan, towering, gigantic, extensive, vast |