Excessive and Middling

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Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.

Usage example: nerdy hackers who spend an excessive amount of time sitting in front of their computers

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Middling is an antonym for excessive.

Nearby Words: excess, excessively

Middling adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Usage example: tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size

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Excessive is an antonym for middling.

Nearby Words: middle, middled

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