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Obese vs Outsize - What's the difference?

obese | outsize |

As adjectives the difference between obese and outsize

is that obese is obese while outsize is of an unusually large size.

As nouns the difference between obese and outsize

is that obese is an obese person while outsize is an unusually large garment size.

As a verb outsize is

to exceed in size.

obese

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * obesity * obeses

    Phrases

    * morbidly obese * super obese

    See also

    * fat ----

    outsize

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an unusually large garment size

    • Synonyms

    * (initialism) OS

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of an unusually large size

    • Synonyms

    * outsized

    Verb

    (outsiz)
  • to exceed in size
  • * 2005 , Los Angeles Times headline, September 25, 2005 [http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-budget25sep25,1,3771173.column?coll=la-travel-headlines],
    • Mega-ship to outsize seas' reigning Queen.