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EXCESSIVE
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable
(adjective) beyond normal limits; “excessive charges”; “a book of inordinate length”; “his dress stops just short of undue elegance”; “unreasonable demands”
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
(adjective) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; “extravagant praise”; “exuberant compliments”; “overweening ambition”; “overweening greed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
Synonyms
• See also excessive
Antonyms
• insufficient
• deficient
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cess"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. excessif.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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