overscale

[ oh-ver-skeyl ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of overscale¹

over- + scale ³

Example Sentences

Overscale brooches, which Ms. Giannini likes to see pinned to a gown or a trench coat, take such old-fashioned ladylike motifs as hearts and flowers and blow them way up in size.

From New York Times

The deal includes increasing percentages of overscale payments, bonuses if the philharmonic exceeds financial projections and a provision allowing up to 10 Sunday performances per season, concerts that previously had been prohibited.

From Washington Times

The deal includes increasing percentages of overscale payments, bonuses if the philharmonic exceeds financial projections and a provision allowing up to 10 Sunday performances per season, concerts that previously had been prohibited.

From Seattle Times

As negotiations on a new contract continue, the players are earning what they have since May — about $2,200 per week, or 75 percent of the orchestra’s base pay — but with a new wrinkle: Those who earned more than base pay now also receive 35 percent of their “overscale,” or amount above the base.

From New York Times

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