immoderate

[ ih-mod-er-it ]

adjective

1. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.

   Synonyms: extravagant, inordinate, unreasonable, exorbitant

2. Obsolete. intemperate.
3. Obsolete. without bounds.

immoderate

/ ɪˈmɒdərɪt; ɪˈmɒdrɪt /

adjective

1. lacking in moderation; excessive

   immoderate demands

2. obsolete.
   venial; intemperate

   immoderate habits

Derived Forms

• imˌmoderˈation, noun
• imˈmoderately, adverb

Other Words From

• im·moder·ate·ly adverb
• im·moder·ate·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immoderate¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word immoderātus. See im- ², moderate