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inordinate
[ in-awr-dn-it ]
adjective
- not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive:
He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
Synonyms: disproportionate, unreasonable, outrageous, exorbitant, extreme
Antonyms: reasonable
- 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.
inordinate
/ ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt /
adjective
- exceeding normal limits; immoderate
- unrestrained, as in behaviour or emotion; intemperate
- irregular or disordered
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Derived Forms
- inˈordinacy, noun
- inˈordinately, adverb
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Other Words From
- in·or·di·nate·ly adverb
- in·or·di·nate·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inordinate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inordinate1
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Example Sentences
Jimmy Carter scolded Americans for their “inordinate fear of communism.”
Owl monkey offspring get an inordinate amount of care from their fathers.
The calories sustain guests who spend inordinate amounts of time outside, particularly at night, when the Northern Lights are out.
Then you will spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out how to cover your head up.
Facebook exerts an inordinate amount of control over your life.
But the inordinate and fortuitous gains from land are really only one example from a general class.
She slid into the silence with a technicality, asking if John still took his old inordinate amount of sugar.
The companies are declared to be impoverished by the taking of inordinate numbers of apprentices.
And was the empty purse supposed to be especially significant of an inordinate fondness for phonograph music—or what?
He fought back his despair, his jealousy, his inordinate fear.
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