excessive

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #9605

Meanings

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adj
Much more than is reasonable or necessary; too much.

The shop charges excessive prices for ordinary items.

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Synonyms

1 adj · much more than is... extravagant extreme immoderate undue

Opposites

deficient insufficient moderate

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Phrases (1)

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excessive growth
an increase that goes beyond a useful, necessary, or manageable amount

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

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