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[ adjective ] more than is needed, desired, or required
Examples "trying to lose excess weight" "found some extra change" "another book on heraldry might be thought redundant" "sleeping in the spare room" "supernumerary ornamentation" "delete superfluous words" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)As_it_is , they consider that the North is now reaping the fruits of excess egalitarianism , that in_spite_of its high standard_of_living the `` American way '' has been proved inferior to the English and Scandinavian ways , although they disapprove of the socialistic features of the latter . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)This chlorine carbon_tetrachloride solution was illuminated for a day following which the flask was resealed onto a vacuum system and the excess chlorine distilled off . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)This low BOD was_due to removal of the excess suspended solids by sedimentation since the only dilution was surface runoff which was very low during this study . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)It serves merely as an excess cushion for the rest of the carcass . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a quantity much larger than is needed
Synonyms Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Has your attitude toward employee benefits encouraged an excess of free `` government '' work in your plant ? (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)( Each State 's unadjusted allotment for any fiscal_year , which exceeds its minimum allotment described in item 13 below by a percentage greater than one and one-half times the percentage by which the sum being allotted exceeds $ 23000000 , must be reduced by the amount of the excess . ) (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)You also deduct 50 % of the excess of net long-term capital_gains over net short-term capital_losses in determining Adjusted_Gross_Income . Related terms |
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[ noun ] immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Synonyms Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)Although the particular form of conceptualization which popular imagination had made in response to the experience of spirit was undoubtedly defective , the raw experience itself which led to such excesses remains with us as vividly as ever . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the state of being more than full
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[ noun ] excessive indulgence
Synonyms Examples "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" Related terms |
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