单词 | inordinate |
释义 | inordinate —inordinately, adv. —inordinateness, n. /in awr"dn it/, adj. 1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine. 2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty. 3. disorderly; uncontrolled. 4. not regulated; irregular: inordinate hours. [1350-1400; ME inordinat < L inordinatus disordered, equiv. to in- IN-3 + ordinatus orderly, appointed; see ORDINATE, ORDAIN] Syn. 1. extreme, exorbitant, outrageous, unreasonable, disproportionate. Ant. 1. reasonable. |
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