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in·or·di·nate  (n-ôrdn-t)
adj.
1. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. See Synonyms at excessive.
2. Not regulated; disorderly.

[Middle English inordinat, from Latin inrdintus, disordered : in-, not; see in-1 + rdintus, past participle of rdinre, to set in order (from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

in·ordi·na·cy, in·ordi·nate·ness n.
in·ordi·nate·ly adv.

inordinate
Adjective
1. excessive: an inordinate amount of time spent arguing
2. unrestrained, as in behaviour or emotion: inordinate anger [Latin inordinatus disordered]
inordinately adv
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Adj.1.inordinateinordinate - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

inordinate
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Spanish inordinate [ɪˈnɔːdɪnət] adjexcesivo, desmesurado
French inordinate [ɪˈnɔːdɪnət] adjdémesuré(e)
German inordinate [ɪˈnɔːdɪnət] adj (thirst etc) → unmäßig;
(amount, pleasure) → ungeheuer

Italian inordinate [ɪˈnɔːdɪnɪt] adjeccessivo/a

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It affords you then an inordinate amount of self-esteem.
And what was a cocktail--one cocktail--to me who on so many occasions for so many years had drunk inordinate quantities of stiffer stuff and been unharmed?
The inordinate pride of State importance has suggested to some minds an objection to the principle of a guaranty in the federal government, as involving an officious interference in the domestic concerns of the members.
 
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