inordinate
English
Etymology
From Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”),[1] from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/
Adjective
inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)
- Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
- Synonyms: immoderate, disproportionate, undue, extreme; see also Thesaurus:excessive
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Colossians 3:5:
- Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is idolatrie:
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “inordināt(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Further reading
- “inordinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “inordinate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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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