释义 |
excessiveness|ɛkˈsɛsɪvnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The state or quality of being excessive; excessive measure, quantity, or degree.
1494Fabyan Chron. vii. 480 And upon yt ensuyd suche excessyuenes of rayne that corne was therwith drowned in y⊇ erthe. 1600J. Lane Tom Tel-troth 615 A bibbing swilbowle and a bowzing gull, which never drinke but with excessivenesse. 1657Rumsey Org. Salutis i. (1659) 2 Excessivenesse of heat and cold in several parts of the body; which breeds Agues and Feavers. 1730–6in Bailey (folio). 1775in Ash. 1832in Webster; and in mod. Dicts. |