nimious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnɪmiəs/ UK /ˈnɪmiəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
excessive; more than enough (rare)

The report suffered from nimious detail that obscured its point.

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Synonyms

1 adj · excessive; more than enough... excessive superfluous immoderate inordinate extravagant

Opposites

moderate sufficient scant

Etymology

From Latin nimius ('too much, excessive'), from nimis ('too much, beyond measure').

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