excessive

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From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus.

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excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)

 
The jewel chest of Louis XIV (from 1676) has excessive ornamentation even for Baroque art
  1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
    Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive.

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excessive

  1. feminine singular of excessif

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excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

  1. excessive

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excessīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of excessīvus