Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inordinate

/ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: in-or-di-nate
IPA: /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

Example Sentences

"Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is idolatrie:"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: inordinat, inōrdinātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/
British English: /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/

Inflected Forms

more inordinate (comparative) most inordinate (superlative)

Derived Forms

inordinacy inordinately inordinateness

Synonyms

immoderate disproportionate undue extreme exorbiant exorbitant extortionable extortionate extortious extravagant inordinate penal

Questions

How do you pronounce inordinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/.
What does inordinate mean?: Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
Where does inordinate come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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