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inordinacy

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in·or·di·nate   (ĭn-ôr'dn-ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. See Synonyms at excessive.

  2. Not regulated; disorderly.


[Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus, disordered : in-, not; see in-1 + ōrdinātus, past participle of ōrdināre, to set in order (from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]
in·or'di·na·cy, in·or'di·nate·ness n., in·or'di·nate·ly adv.
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