Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unexcessive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ex-ces-sive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not excessive.

Etymology

From un- + excessive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unexcessive (comparative) most unexcessive (superlative)

Synonyms

nonexcessive reasonable measured mellow middle of the road mild moderate nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonous sober

Questions

What does unexcessive mean?
Not excessive.
Where does unexcessive come from?
From un- + excessive.

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