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# excessive

«excessive» in Mova's school dictionary: **needed or sensible** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (excessive, more excessive)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Excessive means too much, more than is needed or sensible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#m1)

2) Excessive can mean going beyond what is fair or allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x1)
- The driver was stopped for excessive speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x2)
- Don't use an excessive amount of glue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x3)
- (formal) Excessive noise is not permitted after 10 pm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x4)
- Excessive heat can damage plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/#x5)
- The punishment seemed excessive for such a small mistake. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «excessive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.