INORDINATE


Meaning of INORDINATE in English

in ‧ or ‧ di ‧ nate /ɪˈnɔːd ə nət, ɪˈnɔːd ə nɪt $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE 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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.