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Meanings of
excessively
in English
Portuguese
de forma excessiva
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To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits.
too
overly
to a fault
Portuguese
de forma excessiva
Synonyms
Examples for "
too
"
too
overly
to a fault
Examples for "
too
"
1
However, Evans said the opportunity was simply
too
good to turn down.
2
The moment was
too
good; I wasn't quite ready to leave yet.
3
Eve has great power that she is far
too
young to understand.
4
It is far
too
easy to blame 'special events' for curbing growth.
5
IPAs, in my opinion, have gone way
too
far in recent years.
1
Europe without a way forward may reverse an
overly
merry first quarter.
2
I think it will
overly
focus power, and really undermine representative democracy.
3
It's
overly
simplistic, of course, but works well enough in dramatic terms.
4
Of the three hotels in Littleburg, the cheapest was not
overly
particular.
5
I'm going after him.' Bryant didn't look
overly
keen on the idea.
1
He's agreeable
to
a
fault
,
to be sure, but that's the problem.
2
You could become responsible
to
a
fault
rather than to a fullness.
3
Despite her wealth of knowledge, Sister Beatrice was gracious
to
a
fault
.
4
She was meticulously organized, dependable
to
a
fault
,
and always on time.
5
Most of all, she is scrupulously polite, friendly almost
to
a
fault
.
Usage of
excessively
in English
1
But Tsipras mishandled negotiations particularly badly by taking an
excessively
confrontational approach.
2
However, the constraints on him were not
excessively
severe at the time.
3
This is a positive reshaping of the previously
excessively
negative unionist case.
4
The mother was in
excessively
poor condition at the birth of Annie.
5
Wine is bad when
excessively
indulged in; so is every good thing.
6
Our children are taking to drinking
excessively
because they are being let.
7
It would appear that I am being charged an
excessively
high rate.
8
Sir Victor in the role of Romeo was
excessively
distasteful to her.
9
Keep Exes in the Past Do not talk
excessively
about your exes.
10
We do pay
excessively
for property rights extinguished in the public interest.
11
The day was
excessively
hot, and we had to walk in turns.
12
It is
excessively
painful for me to see you in this state.
13
The answer of the Advocate was sufficiently adroit if not
excessively
sincere.
14
The bitter is
excessively
poisonous till exposed to the heat of fire.
15
The building must be either quite chaste, or
excessively
rich in decoration.
16
Where skeletal overgrowth happens, the fingers may become
excessively
long or thickened.
Other examples for "excessively"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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excessively
Adverb
Frequent collocations
excessively hot
excessively high
excessively long
excessively annoyed
become excessively
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Translations for
excessively
Portuguese
de forma excessiva
demais
excessivamente
medos
Excessively
through the time
Excessively
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common