excessively

Etymology

From excessive +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
• Hyphenation: ex‧ces‧sive‧ly

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Adverb

excessively (comparative more excessively, superlative most excessively)

1. To an excessive degree.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessively

   The application form was excessively complicated.

   • 2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book:

     While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.

2. In excess.

   He smoked excessively.

   • 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 78:

     Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.