INORDINATELY Definition & Meaning

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inordinately

[ in-awr-dn-it-lee ]

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adverb

in a way or to a degree that goes beyond proper or reasonable limits; immoderately or excessively:
He was inordinately proud of his ability to read Latin.
If your teen is inordinately anxious about school and grades, this is the time to be watchful.
in a disordered or uncontrolled way:
All economists, I am advised, agree that the principle of competition operates inordinately in certain industries.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of inordinately¹

First recorded in 1425–75; inordinate ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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Content creators dependent on the app for revenue told the BBC, if it shuts down in the US their lives would change inordinately without the platform.

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Some told the BBC that their lives would change inordinately without the platform.

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That just takes 80-something victories, and any owner suggesting it is inordinately challenging to compete for a playoff spot should sell before he embarrasses himself any further.

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South Korea has a notoriously high-pressure entertainment industry, with celebrities often held to inordinately high social standards and placed under extreme scrutiny.

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By most traditional measures, Trump Media’s valuation is inordinately high.

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