overscale

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adjective

Out of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists

Similar
overscaled
OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverscale (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOut of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists

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

    2007 October 28, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Where Gods Yearn for Long-Lost Treasures”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: overscaled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOut of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists

Similar
overscaled
Also see
overscaled

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  9. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  10. Latinscāla
  11. Middle Englishscale
  12. Englishscale
  13. Englishoverscale

From over- + scale.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with overscale

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Cite this entry
APA

overscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overscale

MLA

“overscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overscale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overscale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overscale.

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