overscale
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overscale
Example Sentences
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The new zoning, they fear, may usher in overscale construction in the open spaces they cherish.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2017
The problem is that, as objective correlatives go, it’s so overscale it doesn’t really correlate.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017
Because Hibler is passionate about food and design, Yantrasast designed an overscale kitchen so that multiple people can cook at the same time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2017
Admirers of those films may find this one crude and overscale by comparison.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2013
The movie has a lot of chasing, shouting and fighting, carried out in crowded, overscale frames without much regard for either action-film effectiveness or narrative coherence.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2012
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