Etymology

inordinate

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Today it means: Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude. Full definition →

Middle English inordinat ← Latin inōrdinātus
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  1. Latin · derived frominōrdinātus“not arranged, disordered, irregular”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominordinat
  3. English todayinordinate

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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