Nadmierni

Nadmierni is the masculine personal plural form of the Polish adjective nadmierny, meaning excessive or undue. It is used to describe people or things judged to exceed a reasonable limit, such as nadmierni zwolennicy (excessively zealous supporters) or in contexts where the noun is masculine and personal. With other genders and numbers, the corresponding forms are nadmierna (feminine singular), nadmierne (neuter singular or plural for non-personal and feminine/plural nouns).

Etymology and inflectional notes: nadmierny is built from the prefix nad- meaning over or excessive and the base mierny, which relates to modest or moderate. The form nadmierni is specifically for masculine personal plural, while nadmierne is used with neuter nouns or with feminine/plural non-personal nouns, and nadmierna with feminine singular nouns. The adverbial form is nadmiernie, used to describe actions done excessively.

Usage and nuance: nadmierny conveys a sense of overdoing or being beyond what is reasonable, often in formal or analytical writing. It is commonly paired with abstract qualities (nadmierny stres, nadmierny optymizm) and with concrete phenomena (nadmierne koszty, nadmierny wpływ). The term carries a critical or evaluative nuance, distinguishing between moderation and excess.

Related terms and cognates: the word has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Czech nadměrný and Slovak nadmerný, with similar meanings. Antonyms include umiarkowany (moderate) and rozsądny (sound, reasonable). The Polish adverb nadmiernie expresses the same notion of doing something excessively.