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inordinateness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inordinateness n : immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits [syn: {excess}, {excessiveness}]
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