English → Latin
“excessive” in Latin
immodicusexcessive, beyond measure; immoderate, unrestrained, extravagantimmoderātusmeasureless, immeasurable; unrestrained, unbridled, excessive, immoderateeffundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,profundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squanderstōto stand; to stay, remain; to cost, to be set at, stand at (e.g., a price)profūsusexcessive, lavish, profuse, extravagant
The English word excessive itself goes back to Latin excēdō, through excessivus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
excessive
immodicus: immoderatus: effusus: profusus. Excessive height (of body), statura, quae justam excedit (Suet., Tib, 68): excessive joy, laetitia effusa, profusa, praeter modum elata, or se superfundens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for excessive?
- The usual Latin words for “excessive” are immodicus, immoderātus, effundō; also profundō, stō, profūsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.