inordinate

[ in-awr-dn-it ]

/ ɪnˈɔr dn ɪt /

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adjective

not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.

disordered or uncontrolled.

not regulated; irregular: Keeping such inordinate hours will not help with your sleep issues.

OTHER WORDS FOR inordinate

1 extreme, exorbitant, outrageous, unreasonable, disproportionate.

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OPPOSITES FOR inordinate

1 reasonable.

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Origin of inordinate

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle English inordinat, from Latin inordinātus “disordered,” equivalent to in- in-³ + ordinātus “orderly, appointed”; see ordain, ordinate

OTHER WORDS FROM inordinate

in·or·di·nate·ly, adverbin·or·di·nate·ness, noun

Words nearby inordinate

inoperative, inoperculate, inopportune, in orbit, in order, inordinate, inordinately, inorg., inorganic, inorganic chemistry, inorganic molecules

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How to use inordinate in a sentence

Even before the pandemic, women were doing what sociologists describe as the “second shift,” where they complete an inordinate amount of household and caregiving chores after they’ve finished their paid labor.
For women, remote work is a blessing and a curse|Rani Molla|July 13, 2021|Vox
In a commentary, the Fox News host, who has unleashed a steady stream of innuendo-laden vaccine skepticism in recent months, raised the idea that the vaccines may be linked to an inordinate number of deaths.
Tucker Carlson’s worst vaccine segment yet|Aaron Blake|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
She’s reading four books simultaneously while watching, by her own admission, “an inordinate amount of television.”
And in her spare time, Stacey Abrams wrote a thriller|Karen Heller|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
Each case involves alleged sex trafficking of a minor — a crime that carries inordinate scorn relative to other crimes and even relative to its potential prison sentence.
Not good for Matt Gaetz|Aaron Blake|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

If you have a pool, you probably spend an inordinate amount of time dreaming of this day all winter.
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Jimmy Carter scolded Americans for their “inordinate fear of communism.”
Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum|James Kirchick|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Owl monkey offspring get an inordinate amount of care from their fathers.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The calories sustain guests who spend inordinate amounts of time outside, particularly at night, when the Northern Lights are out.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then you will spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out how to cover your head up.
A Breast Cancer Alphabet: F Is For Fashion Accessories|Madhulika Sikka|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Facebook exerts an inordinate amount of control over your life.
Seven Hacks to Revolutionize Your Facebook Experience|Nina Strochlic|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the inordinate and fortuitous gains from land are really only one example from a general class.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
She slid into the silence with a technicality, asking if John still took his old inordinate amount of sugar.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
The companies are declared to be impoverished by the taking of inordinate numbers of apprentices.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
And was the empty purse supposed to be especially significant of an inordinate fondness for phonograph music—or what?
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
He fought back his despair, his jealousy, his inordinate fear.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for inordinate

inordinate

/ (ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt) /

adjective

exceeding normal limits; immoderate

unrestrained, as in behaviour or emotion; intemperate

irregular or disordered

Derived forms of inordinate

inordinacy or inordinateness, nouninordinately, adverb

Word Origin for inordinate

C14: from Latin inordinātus disordered, from in- 1 + ordināre to put in order

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