inordinate
English
Etymology
From Latin inordinatus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare (“to arrange, order”); see ordinate, order.
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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inordinate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
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
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