Extravagantly demonstrative; SYN. emotional, gushing, gushy.
Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; SYN. exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing.
ETYM Cf. French excessif.
1. Beyond normal limits; SYN. inordinate, undue, unreasonable.
2. Unrestrained in especially feelings; SYN. extravagant, exuberant, overweening.
ETYM Latin exorbitans, -antis, p. pr. of exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf. French exorbitant. Related to Orbit.
Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; SYN. extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious.
ETYM Latin extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. French extręme. Related to Exterior.
1. Beyond a norm in views or actions.
2. Far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree.
3. Most distant in any direction.
4. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; SYN. utmost, uttermost.
ETYM Latin exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr. of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, from uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. French exubérant. Related to Udder.
Produced or growing in extreme abundance; SYN. lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous.
ETYM Latin immoderatus; pref. im- not + moderatus moderate. Related to Moderate.
Not within reasonable limits.
ETYM Latin inordinatus disordered. Related to In- not, and Ordinate.
Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate.
1. Upper, higher; outer, covering; excessive
2. Not used up; remaining; having or showing an excess or surplus
3. Being at an end
4. Fried on both sides
ETYM Latin profusus, p. p. of profundere to pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf. French profus. Related to Fuse to melt.
1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal.
2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish.
In an effusive manner.
To an excessive degree; SYN. to a fault, too much. SYN. overly, too.
In an exuberant manner; SYN. riotously.
In an immoderate manner; SYN. without moderation.
To an undue degree, excessively, disproportionately; improperly