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TOEFL BNC: 3952 COCA: 4564

excessive

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excessive /ɛkˈsɛsɪv/ adjective
excessive
/ɛkˈsɛsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of EXCESSIVE
[more excessive; most excessive]
: going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper过多的;过分的;过度的

— excessively

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 3952 COCA: 4564

excessive

adjective

ex·​ces·​sive ik-ˈse-siv How to pronounce excessive (audio)
: exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal
excessively adverb
excessiveness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for excessive

excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme mean going beyond a normal limit.

excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable.

excessive punishment

immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.

immoderate spending

inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment.

inordinate pride

extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste.

extravagant claims for the product

exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree.

exorbitant prices

extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree.

extreme shyness

Example Sentences

an excessive display of wealth High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of excessive was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 3952 COCA: 4564
excessive

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSappear, be, seem顯得過多;過分;看似過多become變得過分consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as認為⋯過多He considered the level of tax excessive.他認為稅收過重。ADVERBgrossly, wildly嚴重過量rather, somewhat有點兒過量;有些過分a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些過量perhaps也許過量The influence of her ideas was perhaps excessive.她思想的影響也許過頭了。clearly, manifestly (BrE, law法律) 顯然過度The sentence which was imposed was manifestly excessive.所判刑罰顯然過重。

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