excessive B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #9605 Meanings 1 adj Much more than is reasonable or necessary; too much. The shop charges excessive prices for ordinary items. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · much more than is... extravagantextremeimmoderateundue ↔ Opposites deficientinsufficientmoderate Common collocations excessive growth Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive. excessive Middle English excessif Old French excessivus la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # excessive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 9605 ## Meanings 1. Much more than is reasonable or necessary; too much. ## Examples - The shop charges excessive prices for ordinary items. ## Antonyms - deficient - insufficient - moderate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: excessive - Root: excessif - Root: excessivus ## Etymology From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive. ## AI Etymology Excessive comes from Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive. In current use, the main sense is “Much more than is reasonable or necessary; too much”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown