EXCESSIVE


Meaning of EXCESSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈse-siv ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

: exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal

• ex·ces·sive·ly adverb

• ex·ces·sive·ness noun

Synonyms:

excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable

excessive punishment

immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint

immoderate spending

inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment

inordinate pride

extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste

extravagant claims for the product

exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree

exorbitant prices

extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree

extreme shyness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.