im|mod´er|ate|ly

im|mod´er|ate|ly
im|mod|er|ate «ih MOD uhr iht», adjective.
1. not moderate; too much; going too far; extreme; more than is right or proper: »

loud and immoderate laughter. A fanatic has immoderate ideas.

SYNONYM(S): excessive, intemperate, exorbitant, inordinate.
2. Obsolete. without limits; boundless.
[< Latin immoderātus < in- not + moderātus restrained]
im|mod´er|ate|ly, adverb.
im|mod´er|ate|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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