inordinate[adjective]Synonyms: excessive, disproportionate, extravagant, immoderate, intemperate, preposterous, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, unwarranted
Contrasted words: moderate, temperate, checked, curbed, inhibited, restrained
Related Words: irrational,
unreasonable,
gratuitous,
supererogatory,
uncalled-for,
wanton,
extra,
superfluous,
surplus [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧or‧di‧nate /ɪˈnɔːd
ənət, ɪˈnɔːd
ənɪt $ -ɔːr-/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: inordinatus, from ordinare 'to arrange']
far more than you would reasonably or normally expect
Synonym : excessive:
Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time.—inordinately adverb:
She’s inordinately fond of her parrot. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲