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From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess +‎ -ive.

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
• Homophone: exessive

excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)

1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessive

   Antonyms: insufficient, deficient

   The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.

   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 54:

     "You can throw off your cumbersome disguise here," said Lucy, though the words could scarcely be distinguished, from her excessive agitation, Evelyn hastily caught up a cloak and cap laid ready for him, and a few minutes brought them into the sitting-room.

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• IPA^(key): /ɛk.sɛ.siv/ ~ /ɛk.se.siv/

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excessive

1. feminine singular of excessif

excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

1. excessive

• excesso

excessīve

1. vocative masculine singular of excessīvus