Definition of inordinate Inordinate

/ɪnɔˈɹdʌnɪt/ - [inordunit] - in•or•di•nate

We found 4 definitions of inordinate from 4 different sources.

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What does inordinate mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

inordinate - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
  excessive, undue, unreasonable
  immoderate beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inordinate (a.)
    Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inordinate
    in-or′di-nāt, adj. beyond usual bounds: irregular: immoderate.—ns. Inor′dinacy, Inor′dinateness.—adv. Inor′dinately.—n. Inordinā′tion, deviation from rule: irregularity. [L. inordinatusin, not, ordināre, -ātum, to arrange.]

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