Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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