Outsized

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of outsize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an unusually large size. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    larger than normal for its kind wordnet

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bigboxcarbrobdingnagianelephantinefullgargantuan

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"“They're all fairly modest in scale,” says Richards of Wright’s works, “but they had an absolutely outsized influence on generations of architects who thought about how we live in our homes, how we worship in our sanctuaries, how we use public space, and even how we engage artworks.”"

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