excessively
Syllables: ex·ces·sive·ly/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
excessively adverb: to an excessive degree.
Adverb
excessively (comparative more excessively, superlative most excessively)
- To an excessive degree.
- The application form was excessively complicated.
- While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book
- In excess.
- He smoked excessively.
- Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 78
excessively meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
excessively in Tamil
- கண்டமட்டும், தீரக்கழிய, சக்கையாய், அற, அத்தியந்தம்
excessively in Marathi
- excessively, extremely
- अति ati
excessively in Urdu
- بےتحاشا, غایت
excessively in Telugu
- to an excessive degree
- ఎక్కువగా ekkuvagā
More languagesFewer languages
- excessively in Malayalam
- അമിതമായി amitamāyi
- excessively in Kannada
- ನಾಡೆ, ತೆಕ್ಕನೆ, ಮಮ್ಮಲ
- excessively in Odia
- ଅତିରେକ atireka, ପରା parā
- excessively in Sanskrit
- अतीव atīva
- excessively in Vietnamese
- quá chừng, quá đáng
Examples of excessively in a sentence
- The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
- They were WordPress blogs, not excessively sophisticated, but strong on SEO.
- Brainish men are ambitious and incapable, while discreet men are timid and excessively conservative.
Synonyms of excessively
Forms of excessively
| comparative | more excessively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most excessively |
Origin of excessively
From excessive + -ly.
Questions about excessively
- What does excessively mean?
- Excessively means to an excessive degree.
- What is excessively in Tamil?
- Excessively in Tamil is கண்டமட்டும், தீரக்கழிய, சக்கையாய். See Excessively meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is excessively?
- Excessively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce excessively?
- Excessively is pronounced /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/.
Words near excessively in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: excessively (page history and authors); excessively (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अति (Marathi) (page history and authors); excessively (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); excessively (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅତିରେକ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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