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Meanings of excessively in English

To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits.

overlyto a faulttoo
Usage of excessively in English
1
But Tsipras mishandled negotiations particularly badly by taking an excessively confrontational approach.
Reuters
2
However, the constraints on him were not excessively severe at the time.
The South African
3
This is a positive reshaping of the previously excessively negative unionist case.
The Guardian
4
Our children are taking to drinking excessively because they are being let.
The Irish Times
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Used as
Adverb
Used in
Ireland · United Kingdom · United States of America
Most used in
1875
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