Modifying Another Word

• grossly: Levels of state expenditure, taxation, and public debt are all grossly excessive.

• manifestly: An appeal against sentence can be made where the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive.

• somewhat: While seeking her inner balance, Mother Teresa can be somewhat excessive and also indecisive when she has to make choices.

• rather: We'd receive rather excessive amounts of exegesis on this passage before the day was out.

• potentially: Pirc says the new plan, ' combined with other incentive awards ' , is potentially excessive.

• perhaps: I hoped to take with me a bit more than an extensive, perhaps excessive, " history of the screw " .

Preposition: for

• purpose: In addition, their overhead can be excessive for some purposes.

Modifies a noun

• drinking: Excessive drinking creates problems in every section of society.

• workload: We know from our teacher members that excessive workload is the major concern that they have.

• bleeding: The first signs are often jaundice, pale stools, excessive bleeding or an enlarged liver - all non-specific signs of liver disease.

• consumption: I would put the excessive consumption of meat right up there in that category.

• intake: The next few days were a haze of excessive alcoholic intake.

• noise: Make sure the exhaust isn't pumping out black or blue smoke or making excessive noise.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: That said, your son's charges do seem excessive.

• become: In addition, the time required for full backup becomes excessive.

• prevent: A car throttle preventing excessive revving could also prevent a motorist accelerating to avoid danger.

• consider: In the event that this is considered excessive in your particular circumstances, please contact the College Librarian.

• regard: When the sum was named, he exclaimed at hearing the cost, which he regarded as excessive.

Preposition: in

• relation: III: Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are processed.

• circumstance: The appellant simply cannot complain that a sentence of six months overall was excessive in the circumstances.