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The definition of inordinate is an over abundance or exceeding reasonable limits.

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An example of inordinate is a bucket of 25 pieces of chicken to feed only three people.

See inordinate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

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

Related Forms:

inordinately adverb
inordinateness noun

See inordinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. See Synonyms at excessive.
Not regulated; disorderly.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English inordinat

Origin: , from Latin inōrdinātus, disordered

Origin: : in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + ōrdinātus

Origin: , past participle of ōrdināre, to set in order (from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

in·orˈdi·na·cy, in·orˈdi·nate·ness noun

in·orˈdi·nate·ly adverb

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