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sobredimensionado

oversized

adjective soh-breh-dee-men-syoh-NAH-doh Rare

Also means

bloated, disproportionately large

Usage Note

Sobredimensionado describes something made, built, or staffed at a scale that exceeds actual needs — commonly heard in criticism of public infrastructure, company departments, or projects (un presupuesto sobredimensionado, 'a bloated budget'). It is formed from sobre- ('over-') + dimensionar ('to size/dimension'). The opposite is infradimensionado ('undersized').

Examples

"El estadio parece sobredimensionado para esa ciudad."

Natural Translation

The stadium seems oversized for that city.

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