Adjective

(en adjective)

(of a person) heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce

* 1988 , U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Gearing Up for Safety: Motor Carrier Safety in a Competitive Environment , ISBN 1428922504, page 38,

All States allow oversized vehicles if a special permit is obtained, although most States will grant overweight permits only for non-divisible loads.

* 1993 , Legacy in the Sand: Chemical Command in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm , ISBN 0788104756, page 74,

He got as far as the first weigh station, where troopers found his truck to be overweight and threatened to pull him off the road.

* 1998 , Collision of Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Train 102 , ISBN 1428996532, page 48,

Postaccident examination of the vehicle indicated, for example, that the driver had not adequately maintained his logbook and that his vehicle had been overweight for travel in Indiana.

(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.

* {{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1

, passage=But Richmond

Much larger than normal.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan

, volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Japan pockets the subsidy […] , passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}

Of great significance or import; overwhelming.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The attack of the MOOCs , passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}

(label) Of a specimen not exhibiting crystal form.

Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1995, date=November 29, author=harry knowles, newsgroup=rec.arts.sf.movies

, title= INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW , passage=Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1998, date=February 13, author=David Farrar, newsgroup=Re: Te Papa

, title= nz.reg.wellington.general , passage=Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=1998, date=July 2, author=super disco dan, newsgroup=alt.music.beastie-boys

, title= Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98 , passage=saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=2003, date=June 11, author=Glenn Wendyhouse, newsgroup=uk.people.gothic

, title= WENDYHOUSE June 21st , passage=OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).}}

* {{quote-newsgroup, year=2010, date=July 30, author=Robbie, newsgroup=uk.music.charts

, title= Re: Survivable album chart from 2001 , passage=I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day}}

Possessing mass.