About The Word Excessive

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Excessive

Excessive Meaning & Definition
Excessive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Excessive?

[adj] beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
[adj] unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Excessive: extravagant | exuberant | immoderate | inordinate | overweening | undue | unreasonable | unrestrained

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Excessive In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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