Overscale

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Out of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists not-comparable

    "A wildly overscale concrete canopy juts over the main entry plaza."

Example

More examples

"A wildly overscale concrete canopy juts over the main entry plaza."

Etymology

From over- + scale.

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