Excessive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Exceeding the usual or proper limit, degree, measure, or proportion; being in excess of what is requisite or proper; going beyond what is sanctioned by correct principles; immoderate; extravagant; unreasonable; as, excessive bulk; excessive labor; excessive charges; excessive vanity; excessive indulgence.
  • Synonyms Immense, etc. (see enormous); superabundant, superfluous; inordinate, outrageous, extreme; intemperate, violent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. beyond normal limits
  • adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
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    Words with the same meaning
    undue    extreme    intemperate    monstrous    overmuch    enormous    immoderate    exorbitant    unreasonable    inordinate   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    considerable    undue    extraordinary    utmost    unnecessary    constant    moderate    natural