Definition of excessive

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Excessive (a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch..

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Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
Gulosity :: Gulosity (n.) Excessive appetite; greediness; voracity.
Periergy :: Periergy (n.) Excessive care or diligence.
Ultra- :: Ultra- (a.) A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc..
Phthiriasis :: Phthiriasis (n.) A disease (morbus pediculous) consisting in the excessive multiplication of lice on the human body.
Hunkerism :: Hunkerism (n.) Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
Overconfidence :: Overconfidence (n.) Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
Erythrism :: Erythrism (n.) A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism.
Overmeasure :: Overmeasure (n.) Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
Overneat :: Overneat (a.) Excessively neat.
Euphuist :: Euphuist (n.) One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction..
Exorbitantly :: Exorbitantly (adv.) In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously..
Blower :: Blower (n.) A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
Sudarium :: Sudamina (n. pl) Minute vesicles surrounded by an area of reddened skin, produced by excessive sweating..
Curt :: Curt (a.) Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer..
Superstition :: Superstition (n.) An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious..
Overwork :: Overwork (n.) Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor..
Bromism :: Bromism (n.) A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness.
Overmanner :: Overmanner (adv.) In an excessive manner; excessively.
Doter :: Doter (n.) One excessively fond, or weak in love..
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