excessive Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite beyond normal limits
undue; inordinate; unreasonable.
- excessive charges
- a book of inordinate length
- his dress stops just short of undue elegance
- unreasonable demands
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adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
WordNet
Ex*cess"ive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch. Excessive grief [is] the enemy to the living. Shak.
Syn. -- Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous; immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See --Enormous Ex*cess*ive*ly , adv. -Ex*cess"ive*ness , n.