Ex‐cess″ive (ĕk‐sĕs″ĭv), a. [Cf. F. excessif.] Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
Excessive grief the enemy to the living. Shak.
Syn. — Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous; immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See Enormous
—Ex‐cess‐ive‐ly, adv. -Ex‐cess″ive‐ness, n.