different between overburden vs excessive

English

Alternative forms

• overburthen

Etymology

From over- +? burden.

Verb

overburden (third-person singular simple present overburdens, present participle overburdening, simple past and past participle overburdened)

1. To overload or overtax

Translations

Noun

overburden (plural overburdens)

1. (geology) The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 163:

     Such rocks have been changed by baking in a terrestrial pressure-cooker. Then they have been disinterred: kilometres of overburden must have been removed.

2. (archaeology) A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated

References

Wikipedia

Anagrams

• overburned

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)

1. 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

1. feminine singular of excessif

Interlingua

Adjective

excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

1. excessive

Related terms

• excesso

Latin

Adjective

excess?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of excess?vus