Excessive
Excessive adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.
Sinister and excessive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sinister" instead an adjective "Excessive".
Nearby Words: excess, excessively
Sinister
Sinister adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Both words in one sentence
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Not so much evil as theatrical and sinister, but definitely excessive, and definitely eyeshadow.
Source: Music / The Horrors -
According to the commentary for "eXcessive Force", this was done because the crew was uncomfortable with having Cyclops attacking a woman while looking for Mister Sinister.
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