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excessive

[ ik-ses-iv ]
/ ɪkˈsɛs ɪv /
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adjective

going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree; characterized by excess: excessive charges; excessive criticism.

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Origin of excessive

1350–1400; Middle English (see excess, -ive); replacing Middle English excessif < Middle French

OTHER WORDS FROM excessive

Words nearby excessive

excess insurance, excess luggage, excess sound pressure, excess supply, excess-profits tax, excessive, exch., exchange, exchange force, exchange rate, exchange rate mechanism
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Words related to excessive

extra, enormous, needless, exaggerated, superfluous, inordinate, unreasonable, redundant, undue, exorbitant, extravagant, unconscionable, steep, disproportionate, extreme, boundless, dissipated, immoderate, indulgent, intemperate

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British Dictionary definitions for excessive

excessive
/ (ɪkˈsɛsɪv) /

adjective

exceeding the normal or permitted extents or limits; immoderate; inordinate

Derived forms of excessive

excessively, adverbexcessiveness, noun
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