1. excessive or extravagant
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The king’s nimious spending on lavish parties bankrupted the treasury.
• Her nimious use of perfume made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
• The critic condemned the author’s nimious prose style as overwrought.
• His nimious appetite for luxury goods left him deeply in debt.
• The decorator’s nimious use of gold leaf made the room appear gaudy.