Synonyms for oversized


Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective oh-ver-sahyz; noun oh-ver-sahyz
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈoʊ vərˈsaɪz; noun ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪz

Top 10 synonyms for oversized Other synonyms for the word oversized

Définition of oversized

Origin :
  • 1788, past participle adjective from oversize "make too large" (1670s), from over- + size (v.).
  • adj bulky
Example sentences :
  • There was a rumbling hum, as of an oversized washing-machine in operation.
  • Extract from : « The Ambulance Made Two Trips » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Matt glanced up at an electric clock with an oversized second hand.
  • Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
  • The inverted semicolon is represented as an oversized semicolon ;.
  • Extract from : « Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 » by Various
  • She realized Quillan was on his feet beside her, the oversized gun in his hand.
  • Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
  • And she patted the oversized pocketbook that lay in her lap.
  • Extract from : « Double Take » by Richard Wilson
  • The flies were there all right, but so were a good many other oversized creatures.
  • Extract from : « Of Stegner's Folly » by Richard S. Shaver
  • He was an enormous cat, and his purr was as oversized as his body.
  • Extract from : « The Boarded-Up House » by Augusta Huiell Seaman
  • It looked like an oversized mushroom protruding from the sand at an angle.
  • Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • He looked like an oversized comma of something vague and luminous.
  • Extract from : « Master of the Moondog » by Stanley Mullen
  • "Put me down, you oversized Venusian jerk," said Roger, almost good-naturedly.
  • Extract from : « Stand by for Mars! » by Carey Rockwell
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