Excessive

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  • adjective. Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Exceeding the usual or proper limit, degree, measure, or proportion; being in excess of what is requisite or proper; going beyond what is sanctioned by correct principles; immoderate; extravagant; unreasonable; as, excessive bulk; excessive labor; excessive charges; excessive vanity; excessive indulgence.
  • Synonyms Immense, etc. (see enormous); superabundant, superfluous; inordinate, outrageous, extreme; intemperate, violent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. beyond normal limits
  • adjective. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
  • Word Usage
    "FIFA should change this to clarify the situation but assuming they continue their usual inactivity when a simple act would go a long way to improving the situation, let's instead focus on the term "excessive force"."
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