outsize
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noun \ˈau̇t-ˌsīz\Definition of OUTSIZE
: an unusual size; especially : a size larger than the standard
See First Known Use of OUTSIZE
1845
Rhymes with OUTSIZE
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2outsize
adjective \-ˌsīzd\Definition of OUTSIZE
1
: unusually large or heavy
2
: exaggerated or extravagant in size or degree
Variants of OUTSIZE
outsize also out·sized \-ˌsīzd\
Examples of OUTSIZE
- <an outsize cat who weighs 25 pounds>
- <she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses>
First Known Use of OUTSIZE
1880
Related to OUTSIZE
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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