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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
inordinate
    adj 1: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of
           inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue
           elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive,
           inordinate, undue, unreasonable]

2. 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]

Thesaurus Results for inordinate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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