As adjectives the difference between bountiful and excessive
is that
bountiful is having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample while
excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
bountiful English
Alternative forms
* bountifull (archaic)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
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excessive English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
- "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* insufficient
* deficient
Derived terms
* excessive number
Related terms
* exceed
* excess
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