Excess - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full (syn: overabundance, surfeit)
- excessive indulgence (syn: overindulgence)
adjective
Extra examples
They were equipped with an excess of provisions.
The tests found an excess of sodium in his blood.
He lived a life of excess.
The movie embraces all the worst excesses of popular American culture.
He apologized for his past excesses.
Basketball provided an outlet for their excess energy.
She is trying to eliminate excess fat and calories from her diet.
All excess is vicious.
It is also in his power to forbear excess in eating.
The charge for excess baggage was disgusting. I shall complain.
After you apply the oil, wait 20 minutes before wiping off any excess.
It was an excess of enthusiasm that caused the problem.
Cut any excess fat from the meat.
The excess dirt was carefully excavated.
...the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit...
Word forms
singular: excess
plural: excesses
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