outsize

[ out-sahyz ]

noun

1. an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
2. a garment of such a size.

adjective

1. Also outsized. being unusually or abnormally large, heavy, extensive, etc.:

   a rack of outsize dresses; an outsize puppy; pampering an outsize ego.

outsize

/ ˈaʊtˌsaɪz /

adjective

1. Alsooutsized very large or larger than normal

   outsize tomatoes

noun

1. something outsize, such as a garment or person
2. modifier relating to or dealing in outsize clothes

   an outsize shop

Word History and Origins

Origin of outsize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; out- + size ¹

Example Sentences

The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.

From Los Angeles Times

That gives this tiny trinket an outsize dose of big Cali energy, no?

From Los Angeles Times

California plays an outsize role in the Sierra Club, which was founded 132 years ago by naturalist John Muir and is headquartered in Oakland.

From Los Angeles Times

The glass panels gleam in the sun, like an outsize version of the prismatic bluish-purple gem that glitters in the light.

From BBC

Her co-stars had suspicions, she writes, and were wary of the cult’s outsize influence over her life — particularly her finances.

From Los Angeles Times

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