Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inordinate"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Inordinate \In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See
{In-} not, and {Ordinate}.]
Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds;
irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of
the world. ``Inordinate desires.'' --Milton. ``Inordinate
vanity.'' --Burke. -- {In*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --
{In*or"di*nate*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

inordinate
adj : beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of
inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of
undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: {excessive},
{undue}, {unreasonable}]


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