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† inordinateverb

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What does the verb inordinate mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb inordinate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1600s.

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Where does the verb inordinate come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The only known use of the verb inordinate is in the mid 1600s.

OED's only evidence for inordinate is from 1646, in the writing of John Gaule, Church of England clergyman and author.

It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

inordinate is formed within English, by conversion.

Etymons: inordinate adj.

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Nearby entries

inopulent, adj.1613
inopy, n.1581
inorb, v.1847–
inorder, v.a1641–57
inorderly, adj. & adv.1558–
inordinacy, n.a1617–
inordinance, n.1657–1799
inordinancy, n.a1617–
inordinary, adj.1606–32
inordinate, adj.c1386–
inordinate, v.1646
inordinately, adv.c1450–
inordinateness, n.1577–
inordination, n.1615–
inorganic, adj. & n.1794–
inorganical, adj.1621–90
inorganically, adv.1676–
inorganism, n.1882–
inorganity, n.1643–1727
inorganizable, adj.1883–
inorganization, n.1839–

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Entry history for inordinate, v.

inordinate, v. was first published in 1900; not yet revised.

inordinate, v. was last modified in September 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into inordinate, v. in September 2023.

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inopulent, adj.1613
inopy, n.1581
inorb, v.1847–
inorder, v.a1641–57
inorderly, adj. & adv.1558–
inordinacy, n.a1617–
inordinance, n.1657–1799
inordinancy, n.a1617–
inordinary, adj.1606–32
inordinate, adj.c1386–
inordinate, v.1646
inordinately, adv.c1450–
inordinateness, n.1577–
inordination, n.1615–
inorganic, adj. & n.1794–
inorganical, adj.1621–90
inorganically, adv.1676–
inorganism, n.1882–
inorganity, n.1643–1727
inorganizable, adj.1883–
inorganization, n.1839–

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