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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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RELATED WORDS

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

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  2. excess profits tax,
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  4. excess supply,
  5. excess-profits tax,
  6. exch.,
  7. exchange,
  8. exchange force,
  9. exchange rate,
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Origin of excessive

1350–1400; Middle English (see excess, -ive); replacing Middle English excessif < Middle French
ANTONYMS FOR excessive
reasonable.
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British Dictionary definitions for excessive

excessive

/ (ɪkˈsɛsɪv) /

adjective

exceeding the normal or permitted extents or limits; immoderate; inordinate
Derived Formsexcessively, adverbexcessiveness, noun
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Word Origin and History for excessive

excessive

adj.

late 14c., from Old French excessif "excessive, oppressive," from Latin excess-, past participle stem of excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see exceed). Related: Excessively; excessiveness.

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