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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
excessive/ɪkˈsesɪv/
▶adjective more than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
– derivatives
excessively adverb,
excessiveness noun.
excessively adverb,
excessiveness noun.
'excessive' also found in these Oxford entries:
acoustic shock
- ad nauseam
- adulation
- aldosteronism
- aneurysm
- Anglomania
- anxiety
- apron
- bardolatry
- bean counter
- beer belly
- belabour
- binge
- blabber
- bloatware
- boast
- boastful
- catarrh
- chauvinism
- codependency
- compliant
- conceit
- cult
- dandified
- debauch
- debauched
- debauchery
- de trop
- diabetes
- diuresis
- drink
- drool
- eat
- epiphora
- erethism
- erotomania
- explode
- externalism
- fanatic
- fanatical
- FAS
- fault
- fetish
- flag
- flag-waving
- flattery
- flog
- fluorosis
- formalism
Forum discussions with the word(s) "excessive" in the title:
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Drinking water containing (that contain/s) excessive amounts of fluorides
excess/excessive
Excessive
excessive / inadequate tax
excessive studying
reach an excessive importance
Drinking water containing (that contain/s) excessive amounts of fluorides
excess/excessive
Excessive
excessive / inadequate tax
excessive studying
reach an excessive importance
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