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Meanings of inordinate in inglês

Beyond normal limits.

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Usage of inordinate in inglês
1
It had taken an inordinate amount of time to herd the horses.
Imperatrix
2
Mr Doherty is seeking a court declaration there has been inordinate delay.
The Irish Times
3
Somewhat to her alarm, she did see an inordinate number of chains.
The Diamond Age
4
He had an inordinate number of staff, he realized after a time.
Destined to last
5
S: That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
6
Yesterday, all three Supreme Court judges found was both inordinate and inexcusable.
The Irish Times
7
The unreliable train schedules, the inordinate amount of time devoted to meals.
The new yorker
8
On the part of the will there results a twofold inordinate act.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
9
Now ordinate love belongs to charity; while inordinate love belongs to wickedness.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
10
A discording voice and an inordinate troubleth the accord of many voices.
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus
11
By this inordinate emphasis you must do this you must do that.
Radio NZ
12
There was an inordinate amount of sympathy and sadness in the tone.
The Reality Dysfunction
13
There was no device so bold and inordinate that it daunted her.
In Defense of Women
14
I grew up believing that foxes did an inordinate amount of farting.
The Irish Times
15
It seems unfair to cast Madden as the pin-up for inordinate leg-splaying.
The Guardian
16
An inordinate amount of singing and whistling goes on all day long.
Alone
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United Kingdom
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