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ex⋅ces⋅sive

  [ik-ses-iv]
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–adjective
going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree; characterized by excess: excessive charges; excessive criticism.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (see excess, -ive ); r. ME excessif < MF

Related forms:
ex⋅ces⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅ces⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
immoderate, extravagant, inordinate, exorbitant, unreasonable.

Antonyms:
reasonable.
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ex·ces·sive   (ĭk-sěs'ĭv)   
adj.  Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
ex·ces'sive·ly adv., ex·ces'sive·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit. Excessive describes a quantity, amount, or degree that is more than what is justifiable, tolerable, or desirable: excessive drinking.
Exorbitant usually refers to a quantity or degree that far exceeds what is customary or fair: exorbitant interest rates.
Extravagant sometimes specifies lavish or unwise expenditure (extravagant gifts); often it implies unbridled divergence from reason or sound judgment (extravagant claims). Immoderate denotes lack of due moderation: immoderate enthusiasm.
Inordinate implies an overstepping of bounds imposed by authority or dictated by good sense: inordinate demands.
Extreme suggests the utmost degree of excessiveness: extreme joy.
Unreasonable applies to what exceeds reasonable limits: charged an unreasonable rent.
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Excessive

Ex*cess"ive\, a. [Cf. F. excessif.] Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.

Excessive grief [is] the enemy to the living. --Shak.

Syn: Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous; immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See Enormous --Ex*cess*ive*ly, adv. -Ex*cess"ive*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : excessive
Spanish: excesivo,
German: übermäßig,
Japanese: 過度の
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Main Entry: ex·ces·sive
Function: adjective
: exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal; specifically : being out of proportion to the offense <excessive bail>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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