Excessive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beyond normal limits

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksˈɛsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksˈɛsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksˈɛsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛksˈɛsɪv/.

Examples

excessive charges
a book of inordinate length
his dress stops just short of undue elegance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extravagant exuberant inordinate undue overweening unreasonable

Parts of Speech

adjective	beyond normal limits “excessive charges”
adjective	unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings “extravagant praise”

Word Forms

exceed	verb	be superior or better than some standard
excessiveness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness	noun	immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
extravagance	noun	the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übertrieben

über normale Grenzen hinaus

🇫🇷French

excessif

au-delà des limites normales

🇪🇸Spanish

excesivo

más allá de los límites normales

🇮🇹Italian

eccessivo

oltre i limiti normali

🇳🇱Dutch

excessief

buiten de normale grenzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

excessivo

além dos limites normais

🇷🇺Russian

излишний

за пределами нормальных пределов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यधिक

सामान्य सीमा से परे

🇧🇩Bengali

অত্যধিক

স্বাভাবিক সীমার বাইরে

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகப்படியான

சாதாரண வரம்புகளுக்கு அப்பால்

🇮🇳Telugu

మితిమీరిన

సాధారణ పరిమితులకు మించి

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त

सामान्य मर्यादेच्या पलीकडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશય

સામાન્ય મર્યાદાની બહાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಪರೀತ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായ

സാധാരണ പരിധിക്കപ്പുറം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ

ਆਮ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرورت سے زیادہ

معمول کی حد سے باہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过多的

超出正常限度

🇯🇵Japanese

過剰な

通常の限界を超えた

🇰🇷Korean

과도한

정상 한도를 넘어서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá mức

vượt quá giới hạn bình thường

🇹🇭Thai

มากเกินไป

เกินขอบเขตปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlebihan

melampaui batas normal

🇵🇭Filipino

sobra-sobra

lampas sa normal na limitasyon

🇲🇾Malay

berlebihan

melebihi had biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مُبَالَغ فيه

خارج الحدود الطبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

فراتر از حد نرمال

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı

normal sınırların ötesinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּפרָז

מעבר לגבולות הרגילים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'excessive'?

The primary meaning of 'excessive' is 'beyond normal limits'.

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Using 'excessive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excessive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excessive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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