Excessive Definition

ĭk-sĕsĭv
adjective
Characterized by excess; being too much or too great; immoderate; inordinate.
Webster's New World
Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
American Heritage
The definition of excessive is something or someone that goes beyond what is normal, acceptable or necessary.
An example of something that would be described as excessive would be smoking five packs of cigarettes a day or eating four gallons of ice cream a day.
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Origin of Excessive

  • From Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus

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