inordinateness n 1: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits [syn: {excess}, {excessiveness}, {inordinateness}]
Inordinate \In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See {In-} not, and {Ordinate}.] Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world. "Inordinate desires." --Milton. "Inordinate vanity." --Burke. -- {In*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. -- {In*or"di*nate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]