Word
accessive
Phoneticsac·ces·sive
Definition
adj. describing something that is extra or more than what is needed. It is an old word that people do not use much today.
adj. excessive or superfluous in amount or degree. Primarily found in archaic or literary contexts; rarely used in modern general discourse.
Examples
“The old text used accessive words to fill the page.”
“The author was criticized for his accessive use of adjectives, which made the prose feel heavy and difficult to follow.”
“In the margins of the manuscript, the scribe noted that the accessive details were likely added by a later hand to embellish the original narrative.”
Examples
simple
“The old text used accessive words to fill the page.”
contextual
“The author was criticized for his accessive use of adjectives, which made the prose feel heavy and difficult to follow.”
complex
“In the margins of the manuscript, the scribe noted that the accessive details were likely added by a later hand to embellish the original narrative.”
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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