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inordinate(dictionary)

inordinate (iou)



inordinate adjective. LME.
[Latin inordinatus, formed as IN-3 + ordinatus pa. pple of ordinare ORDAIN: see -ATE2.]
Devoid of order; deviating from the rule; irregular; not controlled or restrained. LME.
J. R. Illingworth To restore this inordinate state of humanity to order.
Not kept within orderly limits; immoderate, excessive. LME.
A. S. Byatt There are faces in history that have attracted an inordinate share of devotion.
Of a person: not conforming or subject to law or order; disorderly, unrestrained in feelings or conduct. LME.
K. Tynan Shakespeare is dealing with the problem of inordinate men.
Math. Irregular; not in regular order; not equilateral. L16-E19.
inordinately adverb LME.
inordinateness noun L16.