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excessive

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3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

excessive

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

excessive is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, excessive is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofexcessive

1adjective
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

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

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