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Excessive vs Thrashing - What's the difference?

excessive | thrashing |

As a adjective excessive

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

As a verb thrashing is

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As a noun thrashing is

action of the verb to thrash .

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

    thrashing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to thrash
  • a beating, especially a severe one
  • A heavy defeat
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
    • Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.
  • (computing) excessive paging within virtual storage
  • (dance) slam dancing