Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversized

/ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: over-sized
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪzd/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English -ed English sized English oversized From over- + sized.

Inflected Forms

more oversized (comparative) most oversized (superlative)

Derived Forms

oversizedness

Synonyms

oversize outsize outsized

Questions

How do you pronounce oversized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪzd/.
What does oversized mean?: Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
Where does oversized come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English -ed English sized English oversized From over- + sized.

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