Too

• POS: Adverb

CIDE DICTIONARY

Too, adv. [The same word as to, prep. See To.].

•  Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.  [1913 Webster]

  "His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn."  [1913 Webster]
•  Likewise; also; in addition.  [1913 Webster]

  "An honest courtier, yet a patriot too."  [1913 Webster]

  "Let those eyes that view
  The daring crime, behold the vengeance too."  [1913 Webster]

  "O that this too too solid flesh would melt."  [1913 Webster]

  "Such is not Charles his too too active age."  [1913 Webster]

Too too, a duplication used to signify great excess.

Syn. -- Also; likewise. See Also.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Too, adv.
1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for my taste; too large to fit).
2 colloq. extremely (you're too kind).
3 in addition (are they coming too?).
4 moreover (we must consider, too, the time of year).

Idiom

none too
1 rather less than (feeling none too good).
2 barely. too bad see BAD. too much, too much for see MUCH. too right see RIGHT. too-too adj. & adv. colloq. extreme, excessive(ly).

Etymology

stressed form of TO, f. 16th-c. spelling too

THESAURUS

Too

above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, as well, au reste, awfully, beside, besides, beyond, else, en plus, exceedingly, exceptionally, excessively, exorbitantly, extra, extremely, farther, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, greatly, highly, immensely, immoderately, in addition, inordinately, intemperately, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more, moreover, notably, on the side, on top of, outrageously, over, overfull, overly, overmuch, overweeningly, plus, remarkably, similarly, strikingly, then, therewith, to boot, too much, too-too, unconscionably, unduly, unreasonably, yet

ROGET THESAURUS

Too

Redundancy

N redundancy, redundance, too much, too many, superabundance, superfluity, superfluence, saturation, nimiety, transcendency, exuberance, profuseness, profusion, repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough, plethora, engorgement, congestion, load, surfeit, sickener, turgescence, overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow, inundation, avalanche, accumulation, heap, drug, drug in the market, glut, crowd, burden, excess, surplus, overplus, epact, margin, remainder, duplicate, surplusage, expletive, work of supererogation, bonus, bonanza, luxury, intemperance, extravagance, exorbitance, lavishment, pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses, redundant, too much, too many, exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish, prodigal, exorbitant, overweening, extravagant, overcharged, supersaturated, drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing, gorged, ready to burst, dropsical, turgid, plethoric, obese, superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop, adscititious, supernumerary, on one's hands, spare, duplicate, supererogatory, expletive, un peu fort, over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with a to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim, it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, Degree of Subservience.

Addition

N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.