wholescaleadj.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊlskeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊlˌskeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whole adj., scale n.³

Etymology: < whole adj. + scale n.³, after wholesale adj.Some uses may show errors for wholesale adj. (compare e.g. quot. 1910, where wholesale scale may have been intended).

= wholesale adj. 2. Cf. full-scale adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > extensive or on a large scale

largea1400

ample1437

farc1475

diffused?1570

spacious1589

extensive1605

wholesale1642

diffuse1644

extense1644

voluminousa1652

amplivagant1656

extentive1658

numerousa1661

extended1700

amplivagous1731

far-reaching1824

Homeric1841

large-scale1856

wholescale1910

wide-scale1925

big-scale1930

macroscopic1931

broadscale1958

1910 Washington Post 27 Nov. (Miscellany section) 1/7 The conspicuous examples that stand out in history as expensive kisses..are being paralleled nowadays on the wholescale scale.

1960 B. Bergonzi in F. Kermode Living Milton x. 168 Leavis's case..is not a mere critical reappraisal of Milton, but a whole-scale demolition.

1983 M. Edwardes Back from Brink v. 76 If we were going to run into this sort of problem over £22 million of investment in one factory, how could we contemplate a wholescale modernisation and new product programme across BL, running into hundreds of millions of pounds in dozens of locations?

2002 Observer 29 Dec. (Review section) 8/1 With new artistic directors appointed to all these stages, the theatre is moving towards its most wholescale change for decades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wholescale
释义	wholescaleadj. Brit. /ˈhəʊlskeɪl/, U.S. /ˈhoʊlˌskeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whole adj., scale n.³ Etymology: < whole adj. + scale n.³, after wholesale adj.Some uses may show errors for wholesale adj. (compare e.g. quot. 1910, where wholesale scale may have been intended). = wholesale adj. 2. Cf. full-scale adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > extensive or on a large scale largea1400 ample1437 farc1475 diffused?1570 spacious1589 extensive1605 wholesale1642 diffuse1644 extense1644 voluminousa1652 amplivagant1656 extentive1658 numerousa1661 extended1700 amplivagous1731 far-reaching1824 Homeric1841 large-scale1856 wholescale1910 wide-scale1925 big-scale1930 macroscopic1931 broadscale1958 1910 Washington Post 27 Nov. (Miscellany section) 1/7 The conspicuous examples that stand out in history as expensive kisses..are being paralleled nowadays on the wholescale scale. 1960 B. Bergonzi in F. Kermode Living Milton x. 168 Leavis's case..is not a mere critical reappraisal of Milton, but a whole-scale demolition. 1983 M. Edwardes Back from Brink v. 76 If we were going to run into this sort of problem over £22 million of investment in one factory, how could we contemplate a wholescale modernisation and new product programme across BL, running into hundreds of millions of pounds in dozens of locations? 2002 Observer 29 Dec. (Review section) 8/1 With new artistic directors appointed to all these stages, the theatre is moving towards its most wholescale change for decades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1910
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