present participle of excess

The property of being excessive.

To an excessive degree. / In excess.

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.

More than is normal, necessary or specified.

The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.

plural of excess

So much more than the normal amount that it is harmful or unhealthy.

plural of excessiveness