D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Excessive

/(ĕk*sĕs"ĭv)/ · Ex·cess·ive · IPA /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
01 a. Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
  1. 1.
    Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
    Excessive grief [is] the enemy to the living.” Shak.