excessively

American  

[ik-ses-iv-lee] / ɪkˈsɛs ɪv li /

adverb

1. in a way that goes beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree.

   Applying an excessively thick layer of mulch limits oxygen in the soil and can suffocate the plants.

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Other Word Forms

• nonexcessively adverb
• quasi-excessively adverb
• unexcessively adverb

Etymology

Origin of excessively

excessive ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"Bones are overly smooth, spines unnaturally straight, lungs overly symmetrical, blood vessel patterns excessively uniform, and fractures appear unusually clean and consistent, often limited to one side of the bone."

From Science Daily

Kaley has since been diagnosed with body dysmorphia, a condition which causes people to worry excessively about their physical appearance and do not see themselves as others do.

From BBC

“But broad-based and open-ended measures may add excessively to demand and strengthen the pass-through.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.

From The Wall Street Journal

To describe the phenomenon, he used the slang word "glazing" -- to excessively praise something.

From Barron's

Related Words

• extremely
• unreasonably
• very