Definitions for excessive
ɪkˈsɛs ɪvex·ces·sive

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable(adj)

   beyond normal limits

   "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

2. excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening(adj)

   unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

   "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. excessive(Adjective)

   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."

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Excessive(adj)

   characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'excessive' in Adjectives Frequency: #679

How to pronounce excessive?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of excessive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of excessive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of excessive in a Sentence

1. Peter Kinsella:

   We started the year assuming we would see four rate hikes in the United States but now people think we will see two and the risk is of less than two which is a benign development for emerging markets, the risk of excessive increases in financing risks is no longer there.

2. The Hitopadesa:

   Frugality should ever be practised, but not excessive parsimony.

3. Cristina Goralewski:

   We know that there's ingrained corruption that supports this excessive deforestation.

4. Riccardo Ambrosetti:

   It's no surprise to see markets rebounding after the excessive movements seen over the last few weeks.

5. Ronald Daigle:

   My client was a political pawn, nothing can give him the year back that he had in federal prison, and he’s the first to say he did do something wrong, but the punishment was excessive.

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