Excessieve

Excessieve is a Dutch adjective meaning excessive or extreme in degree, used to describe nouns that exceed what is normal or appropriate. It is the inflected form related to the base adjective excessief.

Etymology and background: The Dutch term originates from the international family of words based on the Latin excessivus, passing through French excessif. In Dutch, excessief and its inflected forms are used to express that something goes beyond acceptable or typical limits, in contexts ranging from everyday language to academic and clinical writing.

Usage and grammar: Excessieve is used before nouns and agrees with the gender and number of the noun. It commonly appears in phrases such as excessieve kosten (excessive costs), excessieve uitgaven (excessive expenditures), or excessieve emoties (excessive emotions). In feminine singular and plural forms, or after certain determiners, the form excessieve is standard. The word is often contrasted with excessief in neutral descriptions, or with more precise terms when appropriate (for example, in scientific or policy discussions).

Contexts: In media, psychology, economics, and public discourse, excessieve describes behaviors, amounts, or standards that noticeably surpass reasonable bounds. It can carry a critical tone when evaluating policies, habits, or reactions, but remains a neutral descriptive term in dictionaries and linguistic analyses.

See also: excessief, excess, excessive, excessiveness.

Notes: Dutch adjectives commonly adjust endings to agree with the noun; excessieve is one of the common inflected forms used in formal and informal Dutch.