Definitions for Excessive
ɪkˈsɛs ɪvex·ces·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonableadjective

   beyond normal limits

   "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

2. excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective

   unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

   "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excessiveadjective

   Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

   "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive, nay even stupid."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excessiveadjective

   Etymology: excessif, French; from excess.

   1. Beyond the common proportion of quantity or bulk.

   If panicum be laid below and about the bottom of a root, it will cause the root to grow to an excessive bigness. Francis Bacon.

   2. Vehement beyond measure in kindness or dislike.

   Be not excessive toward any. Ecclus. xxxiii. 29.

   The people whose property it is, by excessive favour, to bring great men to misery, and then to be excessive in pity, departed away grieved and afraid. John Hayward.

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1. excessive

   Excessive refers to an amount, quality, action, or degree that goes beyond what is regarded as usual, normal, necessary, tolerable or reasonable. It implies an extreme or unnecessary surplus, often to the point that it can be harmful or disadvantageous.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excessiveadjective

   characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Excessive' in Adjectives Frequency: #679

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How to pronounce Excessive?

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How to say Excessive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Excessive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Excessive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Excessive in a Sentence

1. Jay Travis:

   We love our neighborhoods, but unfortunately this has been a persistent problem in terms of excessive force being used by the police and the murder of black people with impunity by the police, so we're out of here for love for our city, we're out of here pushing for change ... and we're out here because we value the lives of black people that live throughout the city.

2. Vanguard Group:

   The 30-day restriction seeks to better accommodate investors ’ transaction needs, including tax-loss harvesting and rebalancing, while still affording the funds and shareholders protection against excessive trading.

3. Paul Hughes:

   Because this is a common police tactic, and it all too often results in death, it is crucial that the Supreme Court provide definitive guidance regarding the Constitution's prohibition on the use of excessive force in this context.

4. Benjamin Crump:

   We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck, this abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by the police for questioning about a non-violent charge.

5. Ghada Sabateen family:

   Such excessive use of lethal force against an unarmed civilian is unacceptable. i felt very angry when I saw the video, I do not know where to go with all this anger.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Excessive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excessive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Excessive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Excessive
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Excessive