excessive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive.
Meanings
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Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
"You can throw off your cumbersome disguise here," said Lucy, though the words could scarcely be distinguished, from her excessive agitation, Evelyn hastily caught up a cloak and cap laid ready for him, and a few minutes brought them into the sitting-room.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 54:The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more excessive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most excessive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
insufficient · moderate · deficient · deficient · insufficient
Deriveds
ultra-excessive · ultraexcessive · excessivity · excessively · unexcessive · excessivism · nonexcessive · overexcessive · excessiveness · excessive number
Hyponyms
exorbitant · wasteful · selfish · hedonistic · decadent · gaudy · greedy · baroque · Gatsbyesque
Relateds
Synonyms
overweening · extravagant · overmuch · undue · excessive · unrestrained · devilish · immoderate · over the top · intemperate · horrendous · extreme · obscene · prodigal · nimious · de trop · wanton · lavish · unreasonable · unmeasured
Translations (63)
cmn 過分 /过分 (exceeding the bounds of something) · mi inati (exceeding the bounds of something) · lv pārmērīgs (exceeding the bounds of something) · es excesivo (exceeding the bounds of something) · ga iomarcach (exceeding the bounds of something) · mi rikarika (exceeding the bounds of something) · mi tuhene (exceeding the bounds of something) · mk преку́мерен (exceeding the bounds of something) · lv pārliecīgs (exceeding the bounds of something) · uk непомі́рний (exceeding the bounds of something) · nl overmatig (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka ზომაგადასული (exceeding the bounds of something) · ar زَائِد (exceeding the bounds of something) · ca excessiu (exceeding the bounds of something) · ru чрезме́рный (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka გადამეტებული (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka გადაჭარბებული (exceeding the bounds of something) · ru ли́шний (exceeding the bounds of something) · bg прекален (exceeding the bounds of something) · hu túlzott (exceeding the bounds of something) · uk надмі́рний (exceeding the bounds of something) · nb overdreven (exceeding the bounds of something) · de übermäßig (exceeding the bounds of something) · ko 과도의 (exceeding the bounds of something) · ro excesiv (exceeding the bounds of something) · oc excessiu (exceeding the bounds of something) · ar مُفْرِط (exceeding the bounds of something) · gd anabarrach (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka უზომო (exceeding the bounds of something) · sv överdriven (exceeding the bounds of something) · eo troa (exceeding the bounds of something) · ru изли́шний (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka მეტისმეტი (exceeding the bounds of something) · ja 過度の (exceeding the bounds of something) · mk пре́теран (exceeding the bounds of something) · fi yletön (exceeding the bounds of something) · cs nadměrný (exceeding the bounds of something) · fr excessif (exceeding the bounds of something) · la nimius (exceeding the bounds of something) · it eccessivo (exceeding the bounds of something) · el υπερβολικός (exceeding the bounds of something) · fi liiallinen (exceeding the bounds of something) · de exzessiv (exceeding the bounds of something) · eo ekscesa (exceeding the bounds of something) · is óhóflegur (exceeding the bounds of something) · gl excesivo (exceeding the bounds of something) · tl labis (exceeding the bounds of something) · pl nadmierny (exceeding the bounds of something) · el υπέρμετρος (exceeding the bounds of something) · pl wygórowany (exceeding the bounds of something) · ota آشیری (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka ზედმეტი (exceeding the bounds of something) · ru избы́точный (exceeding the bounds of something) · grc ὑπέρμετρος (exceeding the bounds of something) · hi अतिरिक्त (exceeding the bounds of something) · pt excessivo (exceeding the bounds of something) · la improbus (exceeding the bounds of something) · grc μέγας (exceeding the bounds of something) · hy ավելորդ (exceeding the bounds of something) · nn overdriven (exceeding the bounds of something) · cmn 過度 /过度 (exceeding the bounds of something) · ka ჭარბი (exceeding the bounds of something) · bg прекомерен (exceeding the bounds of something)