Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-OR'DIN-ATE
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IN-OR'DIN-ATE, a. [L. inordinatus; in and ordo, order.]
Irregular; disorderly; excessive; immoderate; not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; as, an inordinate love of the world; inordinate desire of fame.
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