Category:Inordinate

In*or"di*nate, a. Etym: [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate.]

Defn: 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.