excessive

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excessive

The boss criticized the employee for excessive spending on office supplies.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal: Describes something that is too much or too great in amount, degree, or intensity.
    • Lacking restraint or moderation: Characterized by an immoderate quantity or extent.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The government imposed excessive taxes on imported goods. (The taxes were unreasonably high.)
    • She received an excessive amount of homework over the weekend. (The quantity of homework was more than was reasonable or necessary.)
    • His excessive enthusiasm for the project made his colleagues wary. (His enthusiasm was extreme and lacked moderation.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be excessive in (something)": to show too much of a particular quality or behavior.
    • He tends to be excessive in his criticism, which can be demoralizing.
  • "deemed excessive": considered to be too much.
    • The sentence was deemed excessive for a first-time offense.
Variants and Related Words
  • Excessively (adverb): To an excessive degree.
    • The room was excessively decorated for such a small party.
  • Excess (noun): An amount that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
    • The recipe calls for discarding any excess fat.
Synonyms
  • Immoderate: Not within reasonable limits.
  • Inordinate: Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
  • Unreasonable: Not guided by or based on good sense; excessive.
  • Extravagant: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources; excessive.
Antonyms
  • Moderate: Average in amount, intensity, or degree; not extreme.
  • Reasonable: Based on good sense; fair and sensible.
  • Insufficient: Not enough; inadequate.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • To a fault: Used to indicate that someone has a particular good quality to an excessive degree.
    • He is generous to a fault. (His generosity is excessive.)
  • Over the top (OTT): Excessive or exaggerated.
    • The decorations for the party were completely over the top.
excessive

The boss criticized the employee for excessive spending on office supplies.

Adjective
  1. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
    • extravagant praise
    • exuberant compliments
    • overweening ambition
    • overweening greed
  2. beyond normal limits
    • excessive charges
    • a book of inordinate length
    • his dress stops just short of undue elegance
    • unreasonable demands

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