inordinate

Adjective
Synonyms: excessiveundueunreasonable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. beyond normal limits“excessive charges”“a book of inordinate length”“his dress stops just short of undue elegance”“unreasonable demands”Synonyms: excessiveundueunreasonable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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