inordinate

[Bailey]

in·or·di·nate (n-ôrdn-t)
adj.
1. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. See Synonyms at excessive.
2. Not regulated; disorderly.



[Middle English inordinat, from Latin inrdintus, disordered : in-, not; see in-1 + rdintus, past participle of rdinre, to set in order (from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]



in·ordi·na·cy, in·ordi·nate·ness n.
in·ordi·nate·ly adv.

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. inordinate - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
excessive, undue, unreasonable
immoderate - not within reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

I read my bank's plans to charge the unwary checkwriter a whopping $28.00 A DAY(!) in overdraught fees. I think that's inordinate to the point of usury.

u·su·ry (yzh-r)
n. pl. u·su·ries
1. The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate.
2. An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.
3. Archaic Interest charged or paid on a loan.



[Middle English, from Medieval Latin sria, alteration of Latin sra, from sus, use; see usual.]

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. usury - an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
vigorish
interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
2. usury - the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
lending, loaning - disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

Holy Loan sharking, batman!"
mark

[Slava]

Another excellent word. One would think that it had something to do with being out of order. In a way, it does, if we're thinking of wrongdoing. Yet we cannot say that the elevator is inordinate.