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[syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Excessive \Ex*cess"ive\ ([e^]k*s[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
excessif.]
Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
excessively
adv 1: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
[syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too]