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overscale

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

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of overscale

over- + scale 3


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In niches along the way sit a Salvador Dalí chair and the iconic overscale banquette from which countless guests have started taking selfies.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2019

But simply putting two overscale rodents onstage to comment on the foibles of their human counterparts does not make as much of a difference as Mr. Giles must have hoped.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 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

Much of the collection, however, consists of overscale work, not the kind of thing that’s easy to display at home.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2010

She noted how the city had turned around in recent years by both not pursuing as many disruptive overscale Moses-style projects and by the organic regeneration of its neighborhoods and especially immigrant economy.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2010

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