Ativiya (adv.) [Sk. atīva] = ati + iva, orig. "much -- like" like an excess = excessive -- ly. There are three forms of this expression, viz. (1) ati + iva in contraction atīva (q. v.); -- (2) ati + iva with epenthetic r: atiriva D ii.264 (v. l. SS. atīva); Sn 679, 680, 683; SnA 486; <-> (3) ati + viya (the doublet of iva) = ativiya J i.61, 263; DhA ii.71 (a. upakāra of great service); PvA 22, 56, 139.