excessiveex‧ces‧sive /ɪkˈsesɪv/ ●●○ adjective 
Examples
his excessive drinking $15 for two beers seems a little excessive.—excessively adverb: excessively high taxesCOLLOCATIONSadverbsgrossly excessive (=extremely excessive)· The fine I had to pay was grossly excessive and totally unfair.rather/fairly excessive· I think £100 for a meal is rather excessive, to say the least.somewhat/slightly excessive (=a little excessive)· I thought her reaction was somewhat excessive.nounsan excessive use of something· Farmers have been criticized for their excessive use of chemical fertilizers.excessive amounts of something· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.excessive force (=more violence than is necessary)· The men claim that the police officers used excessive force.excessive speed· Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.excessive drinking (=drinking too much alcohol)· Your excessive drinking has to stop.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- $10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive.
- As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending.
- Don's wife left him because of his excessive gambling.
- The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.
- Critics have argued that an excessive commercial focus will lead researchers to ignore pure science.
- Grades so high, she was Saying, must reflect excessive study.
- It seemed excessive, and I said so when he told me.
- Not building up excessive national debts is something that countries should do anyway, for their own long-term wellbeing.
- Overempowered children have excessive control over the household.
- She accepted the therapist's simple interpretation that this probably inpart explained her excessive need for attention and reassurance from Charles.
- The lighting of the galleries has also been transformed and computer controlled blinds fitted to prevent damage from excessive levels of daylight.
Longman Language Activatortoo much or too many► too much
Collocations use this about amounts or costs: · Jim drinks too much.· That kid talks too much.· You spend too much time worrying about things.far/way too much: · I'm sure my parents paid way too much for the land.· The surveys took up far too much time, and they were difficult to understand.too much for: · There was too much baggage for one person to carry.
► too many use this about number of people or things: · I've brought some more chairs - I hope I didn't bring too many.· She can't come - she says she has too many things to do.far/way too many: · Far too many postgraduate students never finish their projects once begun.too many for: · There were too many bags for one person to carry.
► an excess of formal too much of something: · an excess of alcohol· An excess of fertilizer is harmful to trees and other garden plants.
► glut a situation in which there is too much of a product available at a particular time, which often results in the price of the product being cut: glut of: · A glut of bonds on the market pushed prices down.· When there is a glut of milk more products like yoghurt are made.
► too much of a good thing if you say that something is too much of a good thing , you mean that it would be good in small amounts but you have too much of it: · Many Koreans believe that the rush of foreign products may be too much of a good thing.· Getting six boxes of chocolates for my birthday was really too much of a good thing.
► excessive use this about an amount, cost, or level which is much too high, especially when you think it is wrong or unfair that it is so high: · The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.· $10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive.· As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending.
► inordinate formal much more than is reasonable, especially when this is unfair to other people or means that other things are not given enough attention: · Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals.· a man of inordinate ambition
► overkill a situation in which something is done so much that it is no longer interesting or effective: · Of course, it's a serious disaster, but some of these sensational newspaper reports are just overkill.· Many felt that the money spent amounted to overkill, and that a cheaper, less glossy advertising campaign would have been just as effective.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs► grossly excessive
much more than is reasonable or necessary: (=extremely excessive)· The fine I had to pay was grossly excessive and totally unfair.
► rather/fairly excessive· I think £100 for a meal is rather excessive, to say the least.
► somewhat/slightly excessive (=a little excessive)· I thought her reaction was somewhat excessive.
nouns► an excessive use of something· Farmers have been criticized for their excessive use of chemical fertilizers.
► excessive amounts of something· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.
► excessive force (=more violence than is necessary)· The men claim that the police officers used excessive force.
► excessive speed· Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.
► excessive drinking (=drinking too much alcohol)· Your excessive drinking has to stop.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as· Some might regard that influence as excessive.· The postmodernists rejected this viewpoint, however, as excessive romanticism, but Peto would surely not have cared.· Thousands of pub landlords had been given notices to quit and offered lease agreements with rents widely regarded as excessive.
NOUN► alcohol· Incontinence is another problem that can begin by excessive alcohol intake.
► amount· This is because they generate excessive amounts of data and information that must be interpreted by specialists.· The circulating blood will characteristically contain excessive amounts of conjugated bilirubin.· They also point out that the excessive amounts of sugar in some brands could also be harmful to older babies' teeth.· Unfortunately the tomb retained an excessive amount of humidity and this provoked the decomposition of most of the body.· Initially, fines would be imposed against enterprises using excessive amounts of energy.· Therefore, the plasma cells produce either an excessive amount of kappa light chains or an excessive amount of lambda light chains.· He was mostly happy without an excessive amount of work, and when it was not there he did not invent it.· Therefore, the plasma cells produce either an excessive amount of kappa light chains or an excessive amount of lambda light chains.
► consumption· But for athletes and others who are likely to perspire heavily, excessive consumption of caffeine could lead to dehydration.
► demand· He chose a dependent wife in Elsie, who further controlled him by her ailments and excessive demands.· The new managers did find that their new positions made excessive demands.· Problems such as deadlines, noise, marital strife, excessive demands made on our time by others, and so forth.· However, violent sports that make excessive demands on the body with little preparation, can do more harm than good.· Weakened by warfare, imported diseases and the excessive demands of their overlords, they were obliged in the end to submit.· We urge that what is devised should not make excessive demands upon time or resources.
► drinking· There are also the dangers of cutting down on food to pay for drink or drifting into excessive drinking due to loneliness.· Abusive or excessive drinking is harmful not only to society but to the long-term interests of the industry as well.
► heat· The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat or cold temperatures, or exposed to moisture.· External factors include excessive heat or poor ventilation.
► level· The lighting of the galleries has also been transformed and computer controlled blinds fitted to prevent damage from excessive levels of daylight.· But in heavy rains, when the reservoir overflows, excessive levels of metals flow into Keswick Reservoir and downstream.· Consequently, competition was eliminated and tariffs reached an excessive level.· Overtime should be monitored to prevent excessive levels.· We can neither perpetuate excessive levels of support, nor penalise the most efficient producers.
► noise· The council has also set up a hotline on for local people to ring if they suffer excessive noise.· However, an environment in which people can not sleep adequately because of excessive noise can not be considered a safe environment.· Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise.
► number· We must beware of using an excessive number of motifs.· Then there are the implications that an excessive number of cars have on society s infrastructure.· Standard medical practice may be ignored, with excessive numbers of drugs or overly expensive formulations being prescribed.· Much good meat is wasted in the face of such excessive numbers.
► price· The Competition Commission found they were not charging excessive prices or making excessive profits.· But that is hardly an excessive price to pay for cutting risk, in the midst of a tight election campaign.· A company in a dominant position which charges excessive prices for its products may be acting abusively.
► regulation· The excessive regulations discredit the essential.· Critics maintain excessive regulation can stand in the way of business expansion and faster approval of life-saving drugs.· These are the folks who elect politicians who produce excessive regulation.
► speed· A spinning earth eliminated the excessive speed of rotation currently ascribed to the outer spheres.· She was run over by a car travelling at excessive speed and overtaking on the wrong side.· In most cases excessive speed was too blame.· No excessive speed had been involved.
► use· Avoid indiscriminate or excessive use of fixed protection.· That often happens from excessive use of the same chemicals.· All such phones sold in Britain are to carry a health warning on the perils of excessive use, particularly by children.· The report had alleged torture of prisoners, rigging of trials, and excessive use of the death penalty.· Cauthen was suspended for four days for excessive use and for hitting Witness Box.· Despite these problems, excessive use of sprays can be avoided by monitoring crops for pests or damage.· Once again, this points to excessive use of imprisonment, at least on the part of the Crown Court.· We oppose excessive use of decontextualised exercises written only for perusal and marking by a teacher.
his excessive drinking $15 for two beers seems a little excessive.—excessively adverb: excessively high taxesCOLLOCATIONSadverbsgrossly excessive (=extremely excessive)· The fine I had to pay was grossly excessive and totally unfair.rather/fairly excessive· I think £100 for a meal is rather excessive, to say the least.somewhat/slightly excessive (=a little excessive)· I thought her reaction was somewhat excessive.nounsan excessive use of something· Farmers have been criticized for their excessive use of chemical fertilizers.excessive amounts of something· I was staying up late, consuming excessive amounts of coffee.excessive force (=more violence than is necessary)· The men claim that the police officers used excessive force.excessive speed· Excessive speed is a major cause of road accidents.excessive drinking (=drinking too much alcohol)· Your excessive drinking has to stop.