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Definition of "excessively" []

  • To an excessive degree. (adverb)
  • In excess. (adverb)

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Use "excessively" in a sentence
  • "He also noted that inventory, stockpiles at businesses had piled up to what he called excessively high levels."
  • "Passengers will "finally have hope and realistic expectations that there is an exit strategy if a flight is destined to remain excessively delayed," says Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition, which represents about 300 corporate travel departments."
  • "It's the same old story of workers having to put in excessively long hours to make a living wage ... there is also a quasi-military style of management that seeks to isolate individual workers."