adv. going beyond the usual or necessary or proper limit or degree
Donald's spending is excessive.
Donald's spending is excessive.
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There is a city ordinance against excessive horn blowing.
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The culvert could not handle the excessive rain.
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He lived a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.
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The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
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The excessive lumbering will denude the forest.
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He is known for his excessive talkativeness.
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The most likely cause of the pneumomalacia was excessive exposure to pesticides.
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immoderately; extravagantly; inordinately
reasonably
3 syllables
ex-ces-sive
aggressive
depressive
expressive
impressive
obsessive
oppressive
possessive
progressive
recessive
regressive
repressive
successive
unimpressive
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