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# excessive

adjective (excessive, more excessive)

«excessive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Excessive means too much, more than is needed or sensible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#m1)
2. Excessive can mean going beyond what is fair or allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons: excessive sugar, excessive screen time or excessive speed are harmful. In formal and exam language it shows something is over a limit. Everyday speech says «too much» or «way too much».

### Examples

- Excessive sugar is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x1)
- The driver was stopped for excessive speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x2)
- Don't use an excessive amount of glue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x3)
- (formal) Excessive noise is not permitted after 10 pm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x4)
- Excessive heat can damage plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x5)
- The punishment seemed excessive for such a small mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x6)
- A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x7)

### Note

Related: excess (noun), exceed (verb). Spelling: exCESSive, double s. In maths problems «excessive» means above a limit: the amount over the limit = amount − limit.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «excessive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«excessive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excessive.html) on Mova free.