different between excessive vs featherbed
excessive
English
Etymology
From Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?s?s?v/
- Rhymes: -?s?v
Adjective
excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)
- Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:excessive
Antonyms
- insufficient
- deficient
Derived terms
- excessive number
Related terms
- exceed
- excess
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.s?.siv/
Adjective
excessive
- feminine singular of excessif
Interlingua
Adjective
excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)
- excessive
Related terms
- excesso
Latin
Adjective
excess?ve
- vocative masculine singular of excess?vus
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featherbed
English
Etymology
From feather +? bed.
Noun
featherbed (plural featherbeds)
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (Britain, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
Alternative forms
- feather bed
Translations
Verb
featherbed (third-person singular simple present featherbeds, present participle featherbedding, simple past and past participle featherbedded)
- (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
Alternative forms
- feather-bed
Translations
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- what featherbedding meaning
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