nimius

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

nimius adj.

nimis, beyond measure, excessive, too great, too much : Vestitu nimio indulges, T.: nimiā pertinaciā, Cs.: aquae, a deluge , O.: nimiā caede atque cupidine ferri, excessive eagerness for carnage , V.: nimius mero, intemperate , H.: nimius animi, L.—As subst n., too much, superabundance, excess : Nimium boni est, cui nihil est mali, he has too good fortune , Enn. ap. C.: nimium feritatis in illo est, O.— Too mighty, too powerful : legio legatis nimia ac formidolosa erat, Ta.

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