inordinate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inordinatus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare (“to arrange, order”); see ordinate, order.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)
- Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:excessive
Translations
excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
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Further reading
- “inordinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “inordinate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) inōrdināte
References
- “inordinate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- inordinate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.