Excessive

Examples

• It may be questioned whether some of the present pedagogical interest in the matter of values of studies is not either excessive or else too narrow. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The seasons most unfavourable to the crop are those of excessive drought or excessive rain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Its great advantage is the large number of shots that may be fired in a short space of time without an excessive weight in the gun itself. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Almost every class of artificers is subject to some peculiar infirmity occasioned by excessive application to their peculiar species of work. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Where the punishment is excessive, it is frequently necessary to prefer impunity. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The heat of the sun on the vessel was excessive, the company strangers to me, and not very agreeable. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Watt saw that the alternate heating and cooling of the cylinder made the engine work slowly and caused an excessive consumption of steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• His delight was excessive when he saw me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• There was a peculiar fascination for Dorothea in this division of property intended for herself, and always regarded by her as excessive. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The cold is excessive, and many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• They are designed often to afford a yielding connection between the shaft and a machine which shall prevent excessive strain and wear upon starting of the shaft. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The cruiser is the result of the triumph of those who contended for high speed at the sacrifice of heavy armor protection and excessive battery strength. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Gold had been retained only for international trade, and every government had produced excessive quantities of paper money for domestic use. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• This emportement, this chaleur--generous, perhaps, but excessive--would yet, he feared, do me a mischief. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• There appeared to be no line of demarcation between the young person's excessive innocence, and another person's guiltiest knowledge. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• He assured me upon his honour that he was not poisoned, but died of a bad fever by excessive drinking. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Excessive reliance upon others for data (whether got from reading or listening) is to be depreciated. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• In the manufacture of vinegar, salicylic acid is also of great importance to prevent false or excessive fermentation, putridity, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• A man cannot think of excessive pains and tortures without trembling, if he be in the least danger of suffering them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The padded end of the damping spring rests against the diaphragm and prevents excessive vibration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• From the reports of wind storms, excessive rainfall, hot waves, clearing weather, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• You would not think 1000 pounds apiece an excessive sum for them? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Yes--careful against mental agitation of all kinds, and against excessive application. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Her excessive exertions brought on a slow fever, which ended in the dread disease whose approach soon released her from her sufferings. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I have not yet been pained by finding any excessive talent in Middlemarch, said Lydgate, bluntly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I should think,' said Sam, eyeing the piece of furniture in question with a look of excessive disgust--'I should think poppies was nothing to it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I could not refrain from laughing at Mildmay's excessive impudence. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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