excessive
ex·ces·sive
adjective
1.
- “excessive charges”
- “a book of inordinate length”
- “his dress stops just short of undue elegance”
- “unreasonable demands”
2.
unrestrained in especially feelings
- “extravagant praise”
- “exuberant compliments”
- “overweening ambition”
- “overweening greed”
Origin
From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive.
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