Definition of immoderate Immoderate
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What does immoderate mean?
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| immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" | ||
| moderate not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" | ||
| intemperate given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" | ||
| intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
| unreasonable not reasonable; not showing good judgment | ||
| moderateness, moderation the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" | ||
| abnormal much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition" | ||
| all-fired extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?" | ||
| overstated, exaggerated, overdone enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" | ||
| inordinate, excessive, unreasonable, undue beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" | ||
| exorbitant, extortionate, usurious, outrageous, unconscionable, steep greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" | ||
| over-the-top, extraordinary, sinful (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary" | ||
| extreme most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town" | ||
| extreme most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town" | ||
| extremist, ultra, radical (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" | ||
| far located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- immoderate (Adjective)
excessive or lacking, not consistent.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- immoderate (a.)
Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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immoderate
im-mod′ėr-āt, adj. exceeding proper bounds: extravagant.—ns. Immod′eracy, Immod′erateness, the quality of being immoderate: extravagance.—adv. Immod′erately.—n. Immoderā′tion, want of moderation: excess
