"inordinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inordinate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more inordinate [comparative], most inordinate [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inordinat}} Middle English inordinat, {{der|en|la|inōrdinātus||not arranged, disordered, irregular}} Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{m|la|ordinatus}} ordinatus, {{m|la|ōrdinō|ōrdināre|to arrange, order}} ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)
  1. Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude. Synonyms: immoderate, disproportionate, undue, extreme, excessive Derived forms: inordinacy, inordinately, inordinateness Translations (excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude): прекомерен (prekomeren) (Bulgarian), прекален (prekalen) (Bulgarian), nezřízený [masculine] (Czech), buitenproportioneel (Dutch), außerproportional (German), чрезмерный (črezmernyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inordinate-en-adj-myokCwcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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