Definitions for inordinate
ɪnˈɔr dn ɪtin·or·di·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonableadjective

   beyond normal limits

   "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. inordinateadjective

   Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

2. Etymology: From inordinatus, from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare; see ordinate, order.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inordinateadjective

   Irregular; disorderly; deviating from right.

   Etymology: in and ordinatus, Latin.

   These people at first were wisely brought to acknowledge allegiance to the kings of England; but being straight left unto their own inordinate life, they forgot what before they were taught. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Thence raise
   At last distemper'd, discontented thoughts;
   Vain hopes, vain arms, inordinate desires,
   Blown up with high conceits engend'ring pride. John Milton.

   From inordinate love and vain fear comes all unquietness of spirit. Jeremy Taylor, Guide to Devotion.

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1. inordinate

   Inordinate generally refers to something that is unusually or disproportionately large; excessive or exceeding reasonable limits. It often has a negative connotation, indicating a degree or amount that is inappropriate or unnecessary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Inordinateadjective

   not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world

2. Etymology: [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inordinate

   in-or′di-nāt, adj. beyond usual bounds: irregular: immoderate.—ns. Inor′dinacy, Inor′dinateness.—adv. Inor′dinately.—n. Inordinā′tion, deviation from rule: irregularity. [L. inordinatus—in, not, ordināre, -ātum, to arrange.]

How to pronounce inordinate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inordinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inordinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of inordinate in a Sentence

1. Herman Cain:

   They have to collect an inordinate amount of information on you, your background, your family, your friends, your animals, your pets, for the last 50 years.

2. Robert Leduc:

   I have spent an inordinate amount of time on this in the last four weeks; it was probably my number one priority, digging into the industrial schedule.

3. Jim McGuinness:

   There was no inordinate amount of equipment or materials or anything on that roof that caught my building official’s eye that would make it alarming as to this place collapsing.

4. Heinrich Heine:

   It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to all.

5. The Trump campaign:

   Unlike Megyn Kelly, who resorts to putting out statements via FOX News, Mr. Trump will continue to defend himself against the inordinate amount of unfair and inaccurate coverage he receives on her second-rate show each night.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inordinate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inordinate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inordinate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inordinate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inordinate