excessive
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
Example
“The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.”
Related words
- excessively
- excessiveness
- excessivism
- nonexcessive
- overexcessive
- ultraexcessive
- unexcessive
- ultra-excessive
- excessive number
Word history
From Medieval Latin "excessivus".
Where this comes from
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