Excessive and Stiff

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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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Stiff is a synonym for excessive in overdone topic. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective "Excessive".

Nearby Words: excess, excessively

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

Usage example: don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction?

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Excessive is a synonym for stiff in extreme topic. Sometimes you can use "Excessive" instead an adjective "Stiff".

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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