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Excessive

//ɪkˈsɛsɪv// adj

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

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    beyond normal limits wordnet
  2. 2
    unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings wordnet

Etymology

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

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