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in⋅or⋅di⋅nate

   [in-awr-dn-it]
–adjective
1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.
3. disorderly; uncontrolled.
4. not regulated; irregular: inordinate hours.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME inordinat < L inordinātus disordered, equiv. to in- in- 3 + ordinātus orderly, appointed; see ordinate, ordain
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in·or·di·nate     (ĭn-ôr'dn-ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
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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inordinate 
c.1386, from L. inordinatus "unordered," from in- "not" + ordinatus, pp. of ordinare "to set in order" (see order). Sense of "immoderate, excessive" is from notion of "not kept within orderly limits."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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inordinate

adjective
beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive] 

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Inordinate

In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate.] Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world. "Inordinate desires." --Milton. "Inordinate vanity." --Burke. -- In*or"di*nate*ly, adv. -- In*or"di*nate*ness, n.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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