inordinate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite beyond normal limits
    undue; excessive; unreasonable.
    • excessive charges
    • a book of inordinate length
    • his dress stops just short of undue elegance
    • unreasonable demands

WordNet

In*or"di*nate adjective
Etymology
L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913