Revision E

2022-03-09

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exceedingly & excessively

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Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง exceedingly = “ik-SEE-ding-lee”

ออกเสียง excessively = “ik-SES-iv-lee”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:

exceedingly & excessively

The first of these words means “to an unusual degree,” 

“extremely,” 

“very much”: 

“Everyone in the class is studying exceedingly hard.

Excessively means “too much,” 

“beyond proper or normal limits”: 

“It was excessively cold for a day in spring.”

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Choose the Right Synonym for excessive

Excessive, Immoderate, Inordinate, Extravagant, Exorbitant, extreme

mean going beyond a normal limit.

Excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable.  

          excessive punishment

Immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.  

          immoderate spending

Inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits 

dictated by reason or good judgment.  

          inordinate pride

Extravagant implies an indifference to restraints 

imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste.  

          extravagant claims for the product

Exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards 

regarding amount or degree.  

          exorbitant prices

extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible 

or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree.  

          extreme shyness