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in·or·di·nate
/
ɪnˈɔr
dn
ɪt
/
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[
in-
awr
-dn-it
]
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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;
Middle English
inordinat
<
Latin
inordinātus
disordered, equivalent to
in-
in-
3
+
ordinātus
orderly, appointed; see
ordinate
,
ordain
Related forms
in·or·di·nate·ly,
adverb
in·or·di·nate·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
extreme, exorbitant, outrageous, unreasonable, disproportionate.
Antonyms
1.
reasonable.
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inordinate
(ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt)
—
adj
1.
exceeding normal limits; immoderate
2.
unrestrained, as in behaviour or emotion; intemperate
3.
irregular or disordered
[C14: from Latin
inordinātus
disordered, from
in-
1
+
ordināre
to put in order]
in'ordinacy
—
n
in'ordinateness
—
n
in'ordinately
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
inordinate
late 14c., 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
With the extinction of long-term, relationship banking, the rating agencies
have gained an
inordinate
influence.
Ed cooked the scallops himself in a pan on a little burner, and took
inordinate
pride in doing so.
Indeed, there are an
inordinate
number of bars and clubs for a town so small.
My own
inordinate
interest in what the lunatics are up to in every corner of
our planet has to do with my childhood.
Certain drivers spent an
inordinate
amount of time looking at the gauge rather than the road.
Given both the purpose and the risk, the burden is
inordinate
.
Little wonder there are
inordinate
delays at the ports and on the roads.
Poor countries are overburdened with the problem of refugees and are having to host an
inordinate
share of the world's refugees.
Boomers grew up drunk on idealism and have always spent an
inordinate
amount of time congratulating themselves for this quality.
He took
inordinate
pains to complicate every picture.
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