Antonyms for inordinately


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : in-awr-dn-it
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɔr dn ɪt


Definition of inordinately

Origin :
  • late 14c., "not ordered, lacking order or regularity," from Latin inordinatus "unordered, not arranged," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare "to set in order" (see order). Sense of "immoderate, excessive" is from notion of "not kept within orderly limits." Related: Inordinately; inordinateness.
  • As in over : adj in addition
  • As in overly : adv excessively
  • As in too : adv excessively
  • As in unduly : adv excessively
  • As in overmuch : adv unduly
  • As in exceedingly : adv very; exceptionally
  • As in extremely : adv greatly, intensely
Example sentences :
  • He was not inordinately agnostic, or in the way of becoming so.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
  • Do you know, my Gabrielle, I have discovered that Leonora is inordinately selfish?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He had invented the machine in question, and he was inordinately proud of it.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • His father said he was a fool, and was inordinately fond of him nevertheless.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • Food was inordinately dear, because a high tariff had been imposed on imports.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • He was conceited, selfish, tyrannical, and inordinately lazy.
  • Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • It makes me, in any situation, just inordinately and submissively see things.
  • Extract from : « The Patagonia » by Henry James
  • Inordinately, I say, but only in the estimation of such as have no eye to the picturesque.
  • Extract from : « I and My Chimney » by Herman Melville
  • Then he explained his invention, of which he was inordinately proud.
  • Extract from : « The Elusive Pimpernel » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • I have never seen a human being so inordinately contented with the world.
  • Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke

Synonyms for inordinately

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