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# oversized

adjective

«oversized» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bigger than the normal size; very large. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#m1)
2. Too big for its purpose, like an oversized coat on a small child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#m2)

### In the lessons

In fashion «oversized» clothes are made big on purpose; in stories it can be funny or show someone is too small for something. In hyperbole lessons it is a plain way to say «very big». Phrases: «oversized jumper», «oversized luggage».

### Examples

- She wore an oversized jumper that came down to her knees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x1)
- Oversized luggage costs extra on the plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x2)
- The clown had oversized shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x3)
- The cat sat in an oversized box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x4)
- The giant in the story carried an oversized spoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x5)
- Oversized hoodies are fashionable at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/#x6)

### Note

Also «outsized». Opposite «undersized». Prefix «over-» means «too much». It describes size only, not weight.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oversized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oversized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oversized.html) on Mova free.