excessive
adjective
going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree; characterized by excess.
excessiveness
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a word derived from
excessive.
Example Sentences
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Some big institutions have turned increasingly negative on executive pay packages, especially those with the red flags of excessiveness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
The actors all seem to be having fun, especially Keung as the roguish Skunk, but the best part is the way the movie enthusiastically wallows in the excessiveness of the action.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Reduce brains to mush with sheer nonstop excessiveness of the movie’s sights and sounds.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
Now, turning something up to 11 can mean any type of excessiveness, and references have popped up continuously since then, including in “Doctor Who” and the volume control on the Tesla Model S.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2018
His acts of piety and charity became grotesque in their excessiveness.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
