Standard Lemma guide

excessively

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S EH1 S IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

To an excessive degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The application form was excessively complicated.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He smoked excessively.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • too big

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overly, to a fault, too

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English excessive Middle English -ly English -ly English excessively From excessive + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չափազանց (čʻapʻazancʻ) — to an excessive degree
  • Armenian: չափից դուրս (čʻapʻicʻ durs) — to an excessive degree
  • Bulgarian: прекалено (prekaleno) — to an excessive degree
  • Catalan: excessivament — to an excessive degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過分地 /过分地 (guòfènde) — to an excessive degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過度地 /过度地 (guòdùde) — to an excessive degree
  • Czech: nadměrně — to an excessive degree
  • Dutch: buitensporig — to an excessive degree
  • Dutch: extreem — to an excessive degree
  • Finnish: liian — to an excessive degree
  • French: bien trop — to an excessive degree
  • French: beaucoup trop — to an excessive degree
  • Galician: excesivamente — to an excessive degree
  • German: übermäßig — to an excessive degree
  • Hungarian: túlságosan — to an excessive degree
  • Italian: eccessivamente — to an excessive degree
  • Japanese: 過度に (kado ni) — to an excessive degree
  • Malayalam: അമിതമായി (amitamāyi) — to an excessive degree
  • Polish: nadmiernie — to an excessive degree
  • Polish: przesadnie — to an excessive degree
  • Portuguese: excessivamente — to an excessive degree
  • Romanian: în mod excesiv — to an excessive degree
  • Romanian: în mod extrem — to an excessive degree
  • Russian: изли́шне (izlíšne) — to an excessive degree
  • Russian: чрезме́рно (črezmérno) — to an excessive degree
  • Russian: чересчу́р (čeresčúr) — to an excessive degree
  • Sanskrit: अतीव (atīva) — to an excessive degree
  • Spanish: excesivamente — to an excessive degree
  • Spanish: demasiado — to an excessive degree
  • Spanish: demasiadamente — to an excessive degree
  • Spanish: más de la cuenta — to an excessive degree
  • Telugu: ఎక్కువగా (ekkuvagā) — to an excessive degree
  • Ukrainian: надмі́рно (nadmírno) — to an excessive degree
  • Ukrainian: надмі́ру (nadmíru) — to an excessive degree
  • Vietnamese: quá chừng — to an excessive degree
  • Vietnamese: quá đáng — to an excessive degree
  • Volapük: tumödo — to an excessive degree
  • Armenian: չափից դուրս (čʻapʻicʻ durs) — in excess
  • Catalan: excessivament — in excess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過分地 /过分地 (guòfènde) — in excess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過度地 /过度地 (guòdùde) — in excess
  • Dutch: excessief — in excess
  • Finnish: liikaa — in excess
  • Finnish: liiallisesti — in excess
  • French: de trop — in excess
  • German: exzessiv — in excess
  • Italian: eccessivamente — in excess
  • Italian: troppo — in excess
  • Latin: nimium — in excess
  • Malayalam: അമിതമായി (amitamāyi) — in excess
  • Polish: w nadmiarze — in excess
  • Portuguese: excessivamente — in excess
  • Russian: сли́шком мно́го (slíškom mnógo) — in excess
  • Russian: чрезме́рно (črezmérno) — in excess
  • Spanish: excesivamente — in excess
  • Spanish: demasiado — in excess
  • Spanish: en demasía — in excess
  • Spanish: demasiadamente — in excess
  • Spanish: más de la cuenta — in excess
  • Spanish: por demás — in excess
  • Spanish: de sobra — in excess
  • Spanish: de más — in excess
  • Vietnamese: quá chừng — in excess
  • Vietnamese: quá đáng — in excess