adverb

excessively

excessively, overly, immoderately

He worries excessively about his health.

He worries excessively about his health.

The prices at that store are excessively high.

The prices at that store are excessively high.

((excessively)) + ((adjective/adverb)) to be too much The music was excessively loud.

Synonyms: overly, immoderately; Antonyms: moderately, reasonably

From Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'cedere' (to go). The idea is 'going beyond' a limit.

Think of 'excess'. When you have an excess of something, you have too much. 'Excessively' describes doing something to that degree.

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