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excessively

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English excessive
Proto-Indo-European *leyg- der.
Proto-Germanic *līką der.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English excessively

    From excessive + -ly .

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA (key): /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
    • Hyphenation: ex‧ces‧sive‧ly
    • Audio (US ): (file)

    Adverb

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    excessively (comparative more excessively, superlative most excessively)

    1. To an excessive degree.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessively
      The application form was excessively complicated.
      • 2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book:
        While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively "captainish" or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.
    2. In excess.
      He smoked excessively.

    Translations

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    to an excessive degree
    in excess
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