adjective
- too large in scale or proportion for the intended purpose or setting
Usage: architecture; design
Examples
- The overscaled furniture made the small apartment feel cramped.
- The architect’s overscaled design overwhelmed the historic neighborhood.
- The overscaled chandelier dominated the modest dining room.
- Critics called the building overscaled for its residential context.
- The overscaled artwork dwarfed the gallery space.
- The designer avoided overscaled elements in the compact kitchen.