Excessively
[ek'sesɪvlɪ] or [ɪk'sɛsɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; 'too big'.
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Examples
- For my own part, said he, I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Just stop a moment,' said Mr. Bounderby, excessively red in the face. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Crawford was excessively pleased. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Mr. Henry Lennox was excessively struck by the change. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She surprised Elinor very much as they returned into the drawing-room, by asking her whether she did not like Mr. Palmer excessively. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- She loves him then excessively, I suppose. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The problem whether organisation on the whole has advanced is in many ways excessively intricate. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- THAT belonged rather to the hearer, for Marianne listened with horror, and cried excessively. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- It was so excessively steep that we had to stop, every fifty or sixty steps, and rest a moment. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Not _excessively_ fond, said she; I liked her: I respected her as I should do now: she seems to me very little altered. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am excessively fond of music, but without the smallest skill or right of judging of any body's performance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mamma, too, is excessively tired; we shall never get the old lady home if we stay longer. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My shortest way lay through the Basse-Ville, and as the night was excessively dark, wild, and wet, I took it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am excessively severe--more severe than I choose to show you. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- We have heard Sir John admire it excessively, said Lucy, who seemed to think some apology necessary for the freedom of her sister. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I like a job of that sort excessively. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He is so excessively handsome! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The writing should not be excessively fine nor the strokes uneven or heavy. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Elizabeth was excessively disappointed; she had set her heart on seeing the Lakes, and still thought there might have been time enough. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Excessively--the poor complained. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In this exercise the afternoon passed: day began to glide into eveningand I, who had eaten nothing since breakfast, grew excessively hungry. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Excessively confined. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It distressed Mrs. Hale excessively. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Excessively stupid of me not to see it myself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Well enough pleased, excessively enchanted, and with all their hearts ravished. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Miss Fanny was excessively courteous to her, and said the usual nothings with the skill of a veteran. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- After having been out half an hour, I was excessively surprised to see Sir Percival approaching me from the direction of the farm. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Chorus were excessively nervous, perhaps as labouring under the dreadful apprehension that some good thing was going to be diverted from them! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And then whisperingOur companions are excessively stupid. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Her grey hair was arranged with precision, and her clothes looked excessively new and yet slightly old-fashioned. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Checker: Nicole