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overlarge

UK/əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/

overlarge adjective: excessively large; too big; oversize.

Adjective

overlarge (comparative more overlarge, superlative most overlarge)

  1. Excessively large; too big; oversize.
    • After a couple of years without pruning, the shrub had grown overlarge and completely obscured the window.
    • The house felt overlarge and oversilent with just the two of us, but I was relishing the peace of the kitchen.2020, Susan Isaacs, Takes One To Know One

Adverb

overlarge (comparative more overlarge, superlative most overlarge)

  1. (obsolete) Too extravagantly, overconfidently.
    • I will doo with her what me lyst said Palomydes / wete yow wel sayd that knyghte thou spekest ouer large / though thou semest me to haue at auauntage / by cause thow sawest me doo bataille but late1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “lxxxiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X

Forms of overlarge

Adjective
comparativemore overlarge
superlativemost overlarge
Adverb
comparativemore overlarge
superlativemost overlarge

Origin of overlarge

From Middle English overlarge, equivalent to over- + large.

Words formed from overlarge

Questions about overlarge

What does overlarge mean?
Overlarge means excessively large; too big; oversize.
What part of speech is overlarge?
Overlarge can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce overlarge?
Overlarge is pronounced /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/ (UK).

Words near overlarge in the dictionary

  1. overlard
  2. overlarded
  3. overlarding
  4. overlardings
  5. overlards
  6. overlarge
  7. overlargely
  8. overlargeness
  9. overlascivious
  10. overlash
  11. overlashed

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