Ex-cĕss'ive, a.

a. [Fr. excessif, Pr. excessiu, Sp. excesivo, Pg. excessivo, It. eccessivo.] 1. Marked with, or exhibiting, excess; beyond the ordinary degree, measure, or limit, or beyond the common measure or proportion; as, the excessive bulk of a man; excessive labor; excessive wages. Excessive grief is the enemy to the living. Shak. 2. Transgressing the laws of morality, prudence, propriety, justice, or good taste; as, excessive indulgence; excessive expenditures, anger, excitement, vanity, and the like.