Definitions for excessive
ɪkˈsɛs ɪvex·ces·sive

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)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. Le Maire:

   We're talking about excessive amounts here.

2. George Eliot, a.k.a. Mary Ann Evans:

   Excessive literary production is a social offense.

3. Takuya Takahashi:

   Excessive fears for the global economy have receded.

4. The Hitopadesa:

   Frugality should ever be practised, but not excessive parsimony.

5. Diego Lillo:

   Residents are forced to face excessive risks because of the project.

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