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excessive | overwork |

As an adjective excessive

is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

As a verb overwork is

to make (someone) work too hard.

As a noun overwork is

a superstructure.

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

    overwork

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To make (someone) work too hard.
    • to overwork a horse
  • To work too hard.
  • To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
  • * Longfellow
    • My days with toil are overwrought .
  • To decorate all over.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), .

    Noun

    (-)
  • a superstructure
  • excessive work; overtime
  • * 1878', ''Phosphorus in functional disorders of the nervous system, induced by '''overwork and other influences incidental to modern life
    • Various disordered conditions consequent upon overwork , which are characteristic of modern civilisation.
  • * 1996 , Wilkie Au, Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration
    • When it comes to overwork , denial looms large.
  • * 2003 , Ernie J Zelinski, Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked
    • The Japanese term for sudden death from overwork .

    See also

    * overtime

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