inordinately

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Recent Examples of inordinately Former Intel engineer François Piednoël claimed that the Skylake architecture was inordinately buggy and that Apple was the one finding a lot of the bugs. — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 The place seemed inordinately busy. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 The digital menu is divided into a handful of confusing categories that force you to rely on your previous memory of what’s on offer, not only because finding new options is so difficult, but also because even looking for them is inordinately time-consuming. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive. — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 Fans love the show for its unique format, competitive edge, and, of course, the inordinately attractive cast. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 But among Linckia, stories like that of FiveArm, FourArm, and Comet are inordinately common. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026 The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025 As the article points out, California’s mismanagement is contributing inordinately to the highest utility and gasoline prices in the country. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inordinately
Adverb
  • On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While there is no formal opposition group to Question 1, some lawmakers say the ballot question is overly broad and creates privacy risks.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • But the clean provenance and their New York highlife has never appeased Pooh partisans who think Fifth Avenue is much too far from the Hundred Acre Wood.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The implication was that his predecessor Scott Stuber had overpaid for talent and too-ambitiously committed to a new Netflix movie release every week in 2022.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Workaholism is defined as a combination of working excessively and compulsively.
    — Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Despite the warmer temperatures, moisture levels will remain relatively limited, so conditions should not feel excessively humid.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Inordinately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inordinately. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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