inordinate
inordinate · more inordinate · most inordinate
екстремальний, далекий, крайній
чрезмерный
außerproportional
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitudeExcessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
UK/ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/US/ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/
» This involved an inordinate amount of working together.
Meaning
1 sensesExcessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
außerproportional
чрезмерныйčrezmernyj
More definitions
- beyond normal limits
Examples
3 sentencesThis involved an inordinate amount of working together.
You're spending an inordinate amount of time there.
His so-called apology involved an inordinate amount of explanation and complaining.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude:
Origin
From Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregulaFrom Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”).
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Forms
more inordinate, most inordinate| Comparative | more inordinate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most inordinate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonymsextremeB1immoderatedisproportionateundueexorbiantexorbitantextortionateextortiousextravagantpenalsky-highusuriousextortionable
Close in meaning
- beyond normal limits:excessiveundueunreasonable
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedinordinateness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form