What does the word excessive mean?

Usage examples for excessive

  1. I have yet to learn of an instance wherein an Indian refrained from excessive slaughter of game through motives of economy, or care for the future, or prejudice against wastefulness. – The Extermination of the American Bison by William T. Hornaday
  2. He wanted her with an excessive desire. – The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
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