much more than is reasonable or necessary: his excessive drinking $15 for two beers seems a little excessive.—excessively adverb: excessively high taxesCOLLOCATIONSadverbsgrossly excessive (=extremely excessive)· The fine I had to pay was grossly excessive and totally unfair.rather/fairly excessive· I think £100 for a meal is rather excessive, to say the least.somewhat/slightly excessive (=a little excessive)· I thought her reaction was somewhat excessive.nounsan excessive use of something· Farmers have been criticized for their excessive use of chemical fertilizers.excessive amounts of something· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.excessive force (=more violence than is necessary)· The men claim that the police officers used excessive force.excessive speed· Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.excessive drinking (=drinking too much alcohol)· Your excessive drinking has to stop.
WDF
excessively
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ADV11603
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过分地(60%)，极度地(20%)，过度地(20%)
adv.过分地；极度
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