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[syn: excess, excessiveness, inordinateness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inordinate \In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See
In- not, and Ordinate.]
Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds;
irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of
the world. "Inordinate desires." --Milton. "Inordinate
vanity." --Burke. -- In*or"di*nate*ly, adv. --
In*or"di*nate*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inordinateness
n 1: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
permitted limits [syn: excess, excessiveness,
inordinateness]