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overlarge
/əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/
adj 1adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
grown, oversilent
VERB + OVERLARGE
felt, house
PREP.
with
ADV.
completely
Definitions
adj
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.
adv
1
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 late
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After a couple of years without pruning, the shrub had grown overlarge and completely obscured the window.
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The house felt overlarge and oversilent with just the two of us, but I was relishing the peace of the kitchen.
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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 late
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