adj. Function: adjective
1 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit FF1C; spend an excessive amount on clothes FF1E;
Synonyms: dizzy, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, sky-high, steep, stiff, stratospheric, supernatural, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable
Related Words: boundless, limitless, unbounded; over, overboard, overmuch, overweening; super
Idioms: out of bounds
Contrasted Words: exiguous, meager, narrow, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, tight
Antonyms: deficient
2 given to personal excesses FF1C; an excessive drinker, often drunk and never quite sober FF1E;
Synonyms: immoderate, inordinate, intemperate, overindulgent, unrestrained, untempered
Related Words: extravagant; indulgent, self-indulgent; dissipated, prodigal
Contrasted Words: conservative, moderate, sober, temperate
Antonyms: restrained