immoderate

im·mod·er·ate  (-mdr-t)

adj.

Exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme: immoderate spending; immoderate laughter. See Synonyms at excessive.

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[Middle English, from Latin immodertus : in-, not; see in-¹ + modertus, past participle of moderr, to moderate; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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im·moder·ate·ly adv.

im·moder·ate·ness, im·moder·ation n.

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immoderate

Adjective

excessive or unreasonable: immoderate consumption of alcohol

immoderately adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"

Translations

immoderate [ɪˈmɔdərɪt] adj [person] → desmesurado; [opinion, reaction, demand] → excesivo

immoderate [ɪˈmɔdərət] adj → immodéré(e) → démesuré(e)

immoderate [ɪˈmɔdərət] adj → unmäßig;

(opinion, reaction) → extrem;

(demand) → maßlos

immoderate [ɪˈmɔdərɪt] adj [person] → smodato/a, sregolato/a; [opinion, reaction, demand] → eccessivo/a