excessively
adv/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
Etymology From excessive + -ly.
1
To an excessive degree.
- The application form was excessively complicated.
- While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book:
2
In excess.
- He smoked excessively.
- Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 78: