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inordinate.

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/General-American
  1. Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English inordinat, from Latin inōrdinātus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ōrdināre (“to arrange, order”).

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