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Excessive

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

📖 Definitions of "Excessive"

adjective
  1. 1

    Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

    "Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

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