immoderate

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not within reasonable limits

Word Origin

immoderate (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin immoderatus "boundless, immeasurable," figuratively "unrestrained, excessive," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + moderatus "restrained" (see moderate). Related: Immoderately.

Antonym

adj.

moderate

Example

1. Exceeding the normal bounds ; immoderate ; extravagant .
2. Being beyond all reason ; extravagant or immoderate .
3. We doled out tidbits of immoderate disclosure .
4. " An ardent , generous , perhaps an immoderate passion for fame " ( edmund burke ) .
5. You made a immoderate joke .

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