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What is the adjective for excessively?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs exceed, excess and excede which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

exceeding
  1. (archaic) prodigious
  2. (archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
  3. (archaic) extreme
  4. Synonyms:
      5. extraordinary, considerable, great, immense, supreme, huge, marked, enormous, outstanding, superior, tremendous, vast, distinct, exceptional, excessive, extreme, surpassing, very great, unusual, uncommon, rare, odd, singular, peculiar, abnormal, unique, atypical, anomalous, aberrant, uncustomary, phenomenal, especial, freak, unwonted, aberrated, preternatural, extraordinaire, strange, bizarre, irregular, weird, queer, freakish, deviant, curious, untypical, out of the ordinary, unexpected … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The question of water supply, as they all knew, was one of exceeding importance.”
      “With such exceeding politeness, you, on a former occasion, condescended to receive me even at your table.”
exceedable
  1. Capable of being exceeded; surpassable.
  2. (obsolete) Capable of exceeding or surpassing.
excessive
  1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. immoderate, extravagant, extreme, undue, enormous, exaggerated, inordinate, intemperate, superfluous, unbridled, unrestrained, unrestricted, unwarranted, boundless, disproportionate, extortionate, gratuitous, lavish, needless, overmuch, profuse, unconscionable, unreasonable, exorbitant, grandiose, gross, immense, improvident, limitless, plethoric, prodigal, profligate, substantial, super, surplus, tremendous, uncontrolled, unlimited, vast, wanton, astronomic, astronomical, dissipated, dizzying, fantastic, huge, humongous, immeasurable, imprudent, indulgent … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We would thoroughly regret consuming excessive amounts of food on that fateful night.”
      “Fruits like Granny Smith apples and grapefruit act as astringents and help cut down on excessive cravings.”
      “Car accidents, excessive head contact in sports, severe whiplash, falls, and blows to the head may all cause concussions.”
excess
  1. More than is normal, necessary or specified.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spare, surplus, extra, redundant, superfluous, additional, unwanted, leftover, unneeded, remaining, supererogatory, supernumerary, unused, excessive, reserve, residual, expendable, inessential, dispensable, useless, in excess, de trop, extraneous, unnecessary, needless, nonessential, left over, inordinate, exorbitant, too much, extravagant, profuse, lavish, unessential, unrequired, worthless, surplus to requirements, waste, gratuitous, outstanding, optional, residuary, superfluent, vestigial, left, disposable, uncalled-for, left behind, not required, irrelevant … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “So if you increase the amount of excess carbs you eat, you can increase your fat stores and add unwanted size to your physique.”
exceeded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of exceed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, headed, outdistanced, outran, outstripped, outpaced, left behind, got ahead of, drew away from, shook off, outdid, excelled, surpassed, outclassed, transcended, topped, trumped, got further ahead of, beat, bettered, widened the gap, left standing, capped, walked away from, ran rings around, outrivaled, outrivalled, outvied, put in the shade, eclipsed, outshone, outshined, put to shame, overshadowed, outdone, outmatched, beaten, bested, towered over, outgunned, outperformed, upstaged, overtopped, passed, outrun, towered above, defeated, surmounted, dwarfed, run rings around … more
excessed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of excess
excessing
  1. present participle of excess
exceded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of excede
exceding
  1. present participle of excede
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