excessively adverb uk /ekˈses.ɪv.li/ us /ekˈses.ɪv.li/ in a way that is too much: 过度地|过分地|过量地 She was polite but not excessively so.她很有礼貌但不过度。 I don't drink excessively.我不过度饮酒。 See
excessive Surgery was considered to be excessively risky because of the location of the tumour. The music was excessively loud. He left the waiter an excessively generous tip. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Too much and unnecessary ado be up to your neck (in something)idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom drown gush hyper immoderate immoderately inappeasable inessential infest plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora proliferation unwarranted weigh someone/something down |