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overscale

American  
[oh-ver-skeyl] / ˈoʊ vərˈskeɪl /

adjective

  1. larger or more extensive than normal or usual; outsize; oversize.


Etymology

Origin of overscale

over- + scale 3

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

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

The garments were emphatically overscale, like much of Mr. LaMaar’s sumptuous output, a selection of coats, shapely dresses and sweaters bearing the label 5:31 Jérôme.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2015

But Ms. Wilson, with her offhand intensity and overscale features — dramatically wide lips, piercing blue-gray eyes, architectural eyebrows — was more than holding her own in the rehearsal studio.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2014

Admirers of those films may find this one crude and overscale by comparison.

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2013

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