excessively
adv/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
Etymology
From excessive + -ly.
- derived from excessivus
- derived from excessif
- inherited from excessive
Definitions
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.
In excess.
- He smoked excessively.
- Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.
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Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at excessively. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at excessively. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at excessively
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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