Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
Both words in one sentence
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The game's excessive special effects almost always obscure the drab-looking asteroids and enemy projectiles, leading to blind deaths if they are close to your ship.
Source: Video Game / Super Stardust HD -
When Misaki (the main character) starts getting close to Koutarou, Tamayo's already excessive friendly-violence steps up a notch.
Source: Clingy Jealous Girl -
Trauma Conga Line: Blackjack suffers an excessive number of injuries, ailments and psychological traumas over the course of the story, many of which come very close to killing her.
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