inordinate

English

Etymology

From Latin inordinatus (not arranged, disordered, irregular), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare (to arrange, order); see ordinate, order.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɔɹdn̩ət/

Adjective

inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)

  1. Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

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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

Adjective

inōrdināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of inōrdinātus

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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