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What is the difference between accessive and excessive?

accessive | excessive |

As adjectives the difference between accessive and excessive

is that accessive is misspelling of lang=en while excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

accessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic) additional.
  • (rare) Relating to an act of access.

    • excessive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
    • "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * insufficient * deficient

    Derived terms

    * excessive number

    Related terms

    * exceed * excess