overscaled en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English scaled English overscaled From over- + scaled.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overscaled | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overscaled | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |