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overscaled

overscaled adjective: oversized; larger than the proper scale.

Adjective

overscaled (comparative more overscaled, superlative most overscaled)

  1. Oversized; larger than the proper scale
    • There are several obligatory postmodernist quirks, such as the wildly overscaled sculptural excrescences at the roof line.1988 June 10, Ed Zotti, “One for the Books”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    overscale

Synonyms of overscaled

Forms of overscaled

comparativemore overscaled
superlativemost overscaled

Origin of overscaled

From over- + scaled.

Questions about overscaled

What does overscaled mean?
Overscaled means oversized; larger than the proper scale.
What part of speech is overscaled?
Overscaled is an adjective.

Words near overscaled in the dictionary

  1. oversaw
  2. oversay
  3. oversaying
  4. oversays
  5. overscale
  6. overscaled
  7. overscaling
  8. overscan
  9. overscare
  10. overscared
  11. overscares

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