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# inordinate

adjective (inordinate; formal); adverb «inordinately»

«inordinate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#m1)
2. Unreasonably large: an inordinate amount of time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Formal and in reports: «an inordinate amount of homework», «inordinate delays». Exam-style writing uses it to say «far too much». Phrases: an inordinate amount of, inordinate length, inordinately proud.

### Examples

- He spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a pencil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x1)
- The queue caused an inordinate delay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x2)
- She was inordinately proud of her sandcastle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x3)
- We received an inordinate number of emails about lost property. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x4)
- The film was of inordinate length — almost four hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x5)
- The cat spends an inordinate amount of time asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/#x6)

### Note

Formal. Easier words: «excessive», «far too much», «huge». Pronounced in-OR-din-ut.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inordinate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inordinate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inordinate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inordinate.html) on Mova free.