Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
OTHER FORMS:
ex·cessive·ly —ADVERB ex·cessive·ness —NOUN
SYNONYMS:
excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable These adjectives mean exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit. Excessive describes a quantity, amount, or degree that is more than what is justifiable, tolerable, or desirable: excessive drinking.Exorbitant usually refers to a quantity or degree that far exceeds what is customary or fair: exorbitant interest rates.Extravagant sometimes specifies lavish or unwise expenditure (extravagant gifts); often it implies unbridled divergence from reason or sound judgment (extravagant claims). Immoderate denotes lack of due moderation: immoderate enthusiasm.Inordinate implies an overstepping of bounds imposed by authority or dictated by good sense: inordinate demands.Extreme suggests the utmost degree of excessiveness: extreme joy.Unreasonable applies to what exceeds reasonable limits: charged an unreasonable rent.
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