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inordinate
 
SYLLABICATION:in·or·di·nate
PRONUNCIATION:  n-ôrdn-t
ADJECTIVE:1. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. See synonyms at excessive. 2. Not regulated; disorderly.
ETYMOLOGY: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 Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS:in·ordi·na·cy, in·ordi·nate·ness —NOUN
in·ordi·nate·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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