excessive

/ɛkˈsɛsɪv/

/ɛkˈsɛsɪv/

Excessive means beyond what is typical or normal. When something is excessive, there's way too much.

Excessive refers to something that is extra — usually in a negative way. A 90-second drum solo in a two-minute song is excessive. Getting down on your knees and kissing someone's feet to thank them for a favor is excessive, unless they gave you their firstborn. Often this means something that exceeds the bounds of good taste, or is extravagant and inappropriately expensive. You should dress up for dinner, but wearing a ball gown to a diner is excessive.

Definitions of excessive

1. adjective

   beyond normal limits
   “excessive charges”

   synonyms: inordinate, undue, unreasonable

   immoderate

   beyond reasonable limits
2. adjective

   unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
   synonyms: extravagant, exuberant, overweening

   unrestrained

   not subject to restraint