Excessively
Excessively adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
Usage example: noise from the party was excessively loud
Highly and excessively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Highly" instead an adverb "Excessively".
Highly
Highly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
Excessively and highly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excessively" instead an adverb "Highly".
Nearby Word: high
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and excessively
- very and highly
- greatly and excessively
- greatly and highly
- eminently and excessively
- eminently and highly
- extremely and excessively
- extremely and highly
- really and excessively
- really and highly
- remarkably and excessively
- remarkably and highly
- extraordinarily and excessively
- extraordinarily and highly
Both words in one sentence
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Simply put, a character is either prepared for a highly unlikely scenario or excessively prepared for a routine scenario.
Source: Crazy-Prepared - A mercenary army of almost excessively evil killers, all of whom are either highly eccentric or just plain weird.
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Contrast with Genius Bruiser and Spock Speak: the former is when a big tough guy is highly intelligent, the latter is when someone speaks with an excessively stiff, formal language.
Source: Hulkspeak
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