Dictionary entry

Inordinate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.