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inordinate definition

in·or·di·nate (in ôrd′'n it)

adjective

  1. disordered; not regulated
  2. lacking restraint or moderation; too great or too many; immoderate

Etymology: ME inordinat < L inordinatus < in-, in- + ordinatus, pp. of ordinare, to arrange: see ordain

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