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.

disorderly; uncontrolled.

not regulated; irregular: inordinate hours.

Words nearby inordinate

inofficious will, inoperable, inoperative, inoperculate, inopportune, inordinate, inorg., inorganic, inorganic acid, inorganic chemistry, inorganic compound

Origin of inordinate

1350–1400; Middle English inordinat < Latin inordinātus disordered, equivalent to in- in-³ + ordinātus orderly, appointed; see ordinate, ordain

SYNONYMS FOR inordinate

1 extreme, exorbitant, outrageous, unreasonable, disproportionate.

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ANTONYMS FOR inordinate

1 reasonable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inordinate

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

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Jimmy Carter scolded Americans for their “inordinate fear of communism.”
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Then you will spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out how to cover your head up.
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Then I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to decide whether or not I will shave.
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Apart from theatrical representations and gladiatorial combats, the Romans had an inordinate passion for chariot races.
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Their object is to merge all natural and all social sentiment in inordinate vanity.
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From motives of decency I here omit describing the expedients they put in practice for satisfying their inordinate desires.
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A poor farmer's boy acquired, while in the army, an inordinate appetite for drink.
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The devotion of her whole being cannot satisfy its inordinate demands.
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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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inordinate

adjective

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Origin of inordinate

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British Dictionary definitions for inordinate

adjective

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Word Origin for inordinate