inordinate
11inordinate — /ɪnˈɔdənət / (say in awduhnuht) adjective 1. not within proper limits; excessive: inordinate demands. 2. disorderly. 3. unrestrained in conduct, etc. 4. irregular: inordinate hours. {Middle English inordinat, from Latin inordinātus disordered}… …
12inordinate — adj. Inordinate is used with these nouns: ↑amount, ↑delay, ↑length, ↑number …
13inordinate — in|or|di|nate [ıˈno:dənıt US o:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: inordinatus, from ordinare to arrange ] far more than you would reasonably or normally expect = ↑excessive ▪ Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers time.… …
14inordinate — in|or|di|nate [ ın ɔrdınət ] adjective usually before noun FORMAL much more than you would usually expect: used for emphasizing how large something is or how much of something there is: It all took an inordinate amount of time. ╾ in|or|di|nate|ly …
15inordinate — adjective far more than you would reasonably or normally expect: Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers time. inordinately adverb: She s inordinately fond of her parrot …
16inordinate — adjective don t you think this is an inordinate amount of luggage for one weekend? Syn: excessive, undue, unreasonable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, disproportionate, unwarranted, unnecessary, needless, uncalled for, gratuitous, exorbitant,… …
17inordinate — UK [ɪnˈɔː(r)dɪnət] / US [ɪnˈɔrdɪnət] adjective [usually before noun] formal much more than you would usually expect: used for emphasizing how large something is or how much of something there is It all took an inordinate amount of time. Derived… …
18inordinate amount — index redundancy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19inordinate desire — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20inordinate desire to gain — index greed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
