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Definitions for excessive
ɪkˈsɛs ɪvex·ces·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonableadjective
beyond normal limits
"excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
Wiktionary
excessiveadjective
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
"I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive, nay even stupid."
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Excessiveadjective
Etymology: excessif, French; from excess.
If panicum be laid below and about the bottom of a root, it will cause the root to grow to an excessive bigness. Francis Bacon.
Be not excessive toward any. Ecclus. xxxiii. 29.
The people whose property it is, by excessive favour, to bring great men to misery, and then to be excessive in pity, departed away grieved and afraid. John Hayward.
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excessive
Excessive refers to an amount, quality, action, or degree that goes beyond what is regarded as usual, normal, necessary, tolerable or reasonable. It implies an extreme or unnecessary surplus, often to the point that it can be harmful or disadvantageous.
Webster Dictionary
Excessiveadjective
characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'excessive' in Adjectives Frequency: #679
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of excessive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of excessive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of excessive in a Sentence
We know that 401(k) participants are guilty of excessive extrapolation - they like to look at how good things have been, and assume it will just continue that way.
From the start, we knew our vision of evolved environmentalism was broader than just shoes, as the chasm between disposable fast fashion and utilitarian basics has grown the fashion industry has clung to the same outdated methods that continue to drive excessive carbon emissions, soil depletion and synthetic waste... Allbirds apparel not only feels better, performs better and looks better, it's also better for the planet.
The IMF program has been off-track for quite a while and I don't think they are going for another one. They have serious disagreements on the fiscals, the government is still looking at avoiding the EDP (Excessive Deficit Procedure) of the European Union, but I don't think they are willing to follow the IMF program. It's bad, but at this time they are strong enough to go without an IMF program.
She has learned that excessive disruption in this country creates great angst. And also division.
Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw:
Based off of the evidence that I reviewed, it was clear that the use of force policy was violated, i will tell you that all use of force has to be proportionate to the resistance they're trying to overcome. I will also tell you that our policy clearly states that excessive force will not be tolerated.
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- مبالغ, زائدArabic
- прекаленBulgarian
- excessiuCatalan, Valencian
- nadměrnýCzech
- übermäßig, exzessivGerman
- υπέρμετρος, υπερβολικόςGreek
- troa, ekscesaEsperanto
- excesivoSpanish
- بیش از اندازهPersian
- excessifFrench
- anabarrachScottish Gaelic
- túlzottHungarian
- ավելորդArmenian
- terlalu banyakIndonesian
- óhóflegurIcelandic
- eccessivoItalian
- מוגזםHebrew
- 過度Japanese
- 과도Korean
- nimiusLatin
- tuheneMāori
- overmatigDutch
- nadmierny, wygórowanyPolish
- excessivoPortuguese
- excesiv, excesivăRomanian
- избыточный, чрезмерное, лишний, излишний, чрезмерныйRussian
- överdrivenSwedish
- அதிகப்படியானTamil
- అధికTelugu
- มากเกินไปThai
- aşırıTurkish
- 過多Chinese
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