different between spendthrift vs excessive

English

Etymology

spend +? thrift (“(archaic) gain; prosperity”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sp?n(d)???ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sp?n(d)????ft/
• Hyphenation: spend?thrift

Adjective

spendthrift (comparative more spendthrift, superlative most spendthrift)

1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
2. Extravagant or lavish.

Antonyms

• frugal
• thrifty

Translations

Noun

spendthrift (plural spendthrifts)

1. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:spendthrift

Antonyms

• miser
• skinflint

Derived terms

• spendthrift trust
• spendthriftily
• spendthriftiness
• spendthrifty

Translations

References

Further reading

• spendthrift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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