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excessive

ex.ces.sive \ik-'ses-iv\ aj : exceeding the usual, proper, or normalM, 
   EXORBITANT, EXTREME mean going beyond a normal limit. EXCESSIVE implies an 
   amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable; IMMODERATE 
   implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint; INORDINATE implies an 
   exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment; EXTRAVAGANT 
   implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good 
   taste; EXORBITANT implies a departure from accepted standards regarding 
   amount or degree; EXTREME may imply an approach to the farthest limit 
   possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree - 
   ex.ces.sive.ly av SYN syn EXCESSIVE, IMMODERATE, INORDINATE, EXTRAVAGANT)