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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMMOD'ERATE, a. [L. immoderatus; in and moderatus. See Moderate.]
Exceeding just or usual bounds; not confined to suitable limits; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as immoderate demands; immoderate passions, cares or grief.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" [ant: moderate]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English immoderat, from Latin immoderatus, from in- + moderatus, past participle of moderare to moderate Date: 14th century exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds <immoderate pride> <an immoderate appetite> Synonyms: see excessive • immoderately adverb • immoderateness noun • immoderation noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. excessive; lacking moderation. Derivatives: immoderately adv. immoderateness n. immoderation n. Etymology: ME f. L immoderatus (as IN-(1), MODERATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Immoderate Im*mod"er*ate, a. [L. immoderatus; pref. im- not + moderatus moderate. See Moderate.] Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter. So every scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint. --Shak. Syn: Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate; inordinate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as immoderate, you disapprove of it because it is too extreme. (FORMAL) He launched an immoderate tirade on Turner. = excessive ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Inordinate, excessive, unreasonable, extravagant, exorbitant, intemperate.

Moby Thesaurus

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