disordinate

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adjective

inordinate; disorderly

OriginEnglish ordinate ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

adjectivedisordinate (comparative more disordinate, superlative most disordinate)

comparative more disordinate · superlative most disordinate

  1. obsoleteinordinate; disorderly

    with disordinate gestures

    1633, William Prynne, Histriomastix

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishordinate
  11. Englishdisordinate

From dis- + ordinate.

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APA

disordinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordinate

MLA

“disordinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordinate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disordinate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disordinate.

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