English-Thai Dictionary

inordinate

ADJ ซึ่ง มากเกินไป  เกินไป  ซึ่ง ไม่เป็นระเบียบ  ซึ่ง ไม่ ควบคุม  disproportionate excessive sueng-mak-koen-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INORDINATE

a.[L. inordinatus; in and ordo, order. ] Irregular; disorderly; excessive; immoderate; not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; as an inordinate love of the world; inordinate desire of fame.

 

INORDINATELY

adv. Irregularly; excessively; immoderately.

 

INORDINATENESS

n.Deviation from order; excess; want of moderation; inordinacy; intemperance in desire or other passion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INORDINATE

In *or "di *nate, a. Etym: [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inordinate

in or di nate |iˈnôrdn -it ɪnˈɔːrdɪnət | ▶adjective unusually or disproportionately large; excessive: a case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time. • archaic (of a person ) unrestrained in feelings or behavior; disorderly. DERIVATIVES in or di nate ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : an inordinately expensive business ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin inordinatus, from in- ‘not ’ + ordinatus ‘arranged, set in order ’ (past participle of ordinare ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inordinate

inordinate |ɪˈnɔːdɪnət | ▶adjective 1 unusually or disproportionately large; excessive: the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time. 2 archaic (of a person ) unrestrained in feelings or behaviour. DERIVATIVES inordinately adverb [ as submodifier ] : an inordinately expensive business ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin inordinatus, from in- ‘not ’ + ordinatus ‘arranged, set in order ’ (past participle of ordinare ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inordinate

inordinate adjective don't you think this is an inordinate amount of luggage for one weekend? excessive, undue, unreasonable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, disproportionate, unwarranted, unnecessary, needless, uncalled for, gratuitous, exorbitant, extreme; outrageous, immoderate, extravagant, intemperate; informal over the top. ANTONYMS moderate, conservative. WORD NOTE inordinate As an adjective to express over-the-top-ness, especially the over-the-top-ness of something intangible, I'm inordinately fond of inordinate. It doesn't pass as much judgment as unreasonable, or flaunt as much as outrageous. It's inordinately susceptible to overuse. A little inordinateness is more than enough. — EM Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inordinate

inordinate adjective the job had taken an inordinate amount of time: excessive, undue, unreasonable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, disproportionate, out of all proportion, unconscionable, unwarranted, unnecessary, needless, uncalled for, exorbitant, extreme, outrageous, preposterous; immoderate, overabundant, superfluous, extravagant, unrestrained, unrestricted, unlimited; informal over the top, OTT. ANTONYMS moderate; limited.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inordinate

in or di nate /ɪnɔ́ː r d (ə )nət |-dɪ -/形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗法外な, 尋常ならぬ (excessive ).2 不規則な, 無秩序の .～ly 副詞 〖通例 形容詞 の前で 〗過度に .