immoderate
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adjective \-d(ə-)rət\Definition of IMMODERATE
: exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds <immoderate pride> <an immoderate appetite>
— im·mod·er·ate·ly adverb
— im·mod·er·ate·ness noun
— im·mod·er·a·tion \(ˌ)i-ˌmä-də-ˈrā-shən\ noun
See Examples of IMMODERATE
- <the young widow remarried with what was regarded as immoderate haste by most observers>
Origin of IMMODERATE
Middle English immoderat, from Latin immoderatus, from in- + moderatus, past participle of moderare to moderate
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to IMMODERATE
- Synonyms
- baroque, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, excessive, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
- Antonyms
- middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
See Synonym Discussion at excessive
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