a. [ Cf. F. excessif. ] Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch. [ 1913 Webster ]
Excessive grief [ is ] the enemy to the living. Shak.
Syn. -- Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous; immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See Enormous
--Ex*cess*ive*ly, adv. -Ex*cess"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]