excessively

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English

Etymology

From excessive +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ces‧sive‧ly
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

excessively (comparative more excessively, superlative most excessively)

  1. To an excessive degree.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessively
    The application form was excessively complicated.
    • 2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book:
      While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.
  2. In excess.
    He smoked excessively.

Translations

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