Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    Inordinate

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    inordinate
    in‧or‧di‧nate /ɪˈnɔːdənət, ɪˈnɔːdənɪt $ -ɔːr-/ adjective
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: inordinatus, from ordinare 'to arrange'
    far more than you would reasonably or normally expect
       SYN  excessive:
        Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time.
    —inordinately adverb:
        She’s inordinately fond of her parrot.