Standard Lemma guide

exessive

adj · noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
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  • rhymes with -ɛsɪv
  • homophone: excessive

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates the transition away from a state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The exessive case, or a word in that case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ex- (“out of”) + essive. According to linguist Tiit-Rein Viitso, the case was originally called the excessive (derived from Latin excessus (“departure”)), which would make the spelling exessive a case of folk etymology.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: eksessiivinen — of or relating to the exessive case
  • Polish: w exessivusie — of or relating to the exessive case