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im⋅mod⋅er⋅ate

[i-mod-er-it]
–adjective
1. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
2. Obsolete. intemperate.
3. Obsolete. without bounds.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L immoderātus. See im- 2 , moderate


im⋅mod⋅er⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
im⋅mod⋅er⋅ate⋅ness, noun


1. exorbitant, unreasonable; inordinate; extravagant.
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im·mod·er·ate   (ĭ-mŏd'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme: immoderate spending; immoderate laughter. See Synonyms at excessive.

[Middle English, from Latin immoderātus : in-, not; see in-1 + moderātus, past participle of moderārī, to moderate; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
im·mod'er·ate·ly adv., im·mod'er·ate·ness, im·mod'er·a'tion n.
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