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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