OVERSIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oversized mean? 

• OVERSIZED (adjective)
  The adjective OVERSIZED has 1 sense:

1. larger than normal for its kind

  Familiarity information: OVERSIZED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERSIZED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larger than normal for its kind

Synonyms:

outsize; outsized; oversize; oversized

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

 Context examples 

A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.

(WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water, NASA)