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EXCESSIVELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
Example:
too big
Synonyms:
excessively; overly; to a fault; too
Classified under:
Pertainym:
excessive (beyond normal limits)
Context examples:
The secretions of exocrine glands are abnormal, resulting in excessively viscid mucus production which causes obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi).
(Cystic Fibrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
For my own part, if I had anything within the fiftieth part of the size of Sotherton, I should be always planting and improving, for naturally I am excessively fond of it.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
They were excessively sorry to go!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
She surprised Elinor very much as they returned into the drawing-room, by asking her whether she did not like Mr. Palmer excessively.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
A slow, continuous drip avoids excessively high transient peak plasma levels.
(Intravenous Drip, NCI Thesaurus)
Brissenden's face and long, slender hands were browned by the sun—excessively browned, Martin thought.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It is found at abnormally high levels on the surface of many types of cancer cells, so these cells may divide excessively in the presence of epidermal growth factor.
(EGFR, NCI Dictionary)
A sense of discomfort or distress that is squeezing or excessively compressing.
(Crushing Pain, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of excessively intense and superficial emotionality, attention seeking behavior, seductive appearance and speech, self dramatization and/or theatrical behavior.
(Histrionic Personality Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Excessively affected by emotion.
(Emotional, NCI Thesaurus)
