Distorted
Distorted adjective - Badly or imperfectly formed.
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Excessive and distorted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excessive" instead an adjective "Distorted".
Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Distorted and excessive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distorted" instead an adjective "Excessive".
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
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Oldfield also mentioned that he wasn't able to use actual tubular bells due to the budget, so he ended up hammering smaller bells (hard enough to crack them, inspiring the cover) and recording them with excessive microphone gain, resulting in a distorted sound.
Source: Music / Tubular Bells
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