- greater than what seems reasonable or appropriate
- They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat.
- The amounts she borrowed were not excessive.
- Excessive eating increases the risk of heart failure.
- He claimed that the police had used excessive force.
Extra Examples- He was found to have been driving at excessive speed.
- lawyers charging excessive fees
- The sentence which was imposed was manifestly excessive.
- The cost would be grossly excessive when compared with any environmental benefit.
- The influence of her ideas was perhaps excessive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- grossly
- wildly
- rather
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French excessif, -ive, from medieval Latin excessivus, from Latin excedere ‘surpass’, from ex- ‘out’ + cedere ‘go’.
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