nonexcessive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnɪkˈsɛsɪv/ UK /ˌnɒnɪkˈsɛsɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
not excessive; kept within reasonable limits

The diet calls for nonexcessive portions at every meal.

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1 adj · not excessive; kept within... moderate temperate reasonable restrained modest

Opposites

excessive immoderate inordinate extravagant

Word family

Related forms excessive excess exceed

Etymology

From non- ('not') + excessive, from Latin excessus ('a going out, departure'), from excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go').

excedere Latin cedere Latin

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# nonexcessive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑnɪkˈsɛsɪv
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒnɪkˈsɛsɪv

## Meanings
1. not excessive; kept within reasonable limits

## Examples
- The diet calls for nonexcessive portions at every meal.

## Synonyms
- moderate
- temperate
- reasonable
- restrained
- modest

## Antonyms
- excessive
- immoderate
- inordinate
- extravagant

## Related Forms
- excessive
- excess
- exceed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: excedere
- Root: cedere

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + excessive, from Latin excessus ('a going out, departure'), from excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Nonexcessive comes from non- ('not') + excessive, from Latin excessus ('a going out, departure'), from excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go'). The etymological trail includes Latin excedere and Latin cedere. As an adjective, nonexcessive means not excessive; kept within reasonable limits. The same family is visible in related forms such as excessive, excess, and exceed. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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