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in⋅or⋅di⋅nate

  [in-awr-dn-it]
Use inordinate in a Sentence
–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

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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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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Word Origin & History

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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