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   inordinate

   /ɪˈnɔːdɪnət/

   adjective

   • 1. unusually or disproportionately large; excessive: "the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time"
   • 2. (of a person) unrestrained in feelings or behaviour. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inordinatus, from in- ‘not’ + ordinatus ‘arranged, set in order’ (past participle of ordinare).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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