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  • 31immoderately — immoderate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking moderation; excessive. DERIVATIVES immoderately adverb immoderation noun …

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  • 32immoderation — immoderate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking moderation; excessive. DERIVATIVES immoderately adverb immoderation noun …

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  • 33excessive — excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme are comparable when meaning characterized by going beyond or above its proper, just, or right limit. Excessive implies an amount, quantity, or extent too great to be just,… …

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  • 34excessive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous; superfluous, extreme. See dearness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. immoderate, inordinate, extreme, extravagant, exorbitant,… …

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  • 35extreme — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. remote, utmost, farthest, last, final, ultra, radical, drastic; excessive, inordinate, deep, intense, desperate, outrageous, immoderate, greatest. See end, greatness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [The… …

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  • 36undue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unjust, inequitable; improper, inappropriate; extreme, excessive, immoderate, inordinate, exorbitant, unwarranted. See injustice. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. improper, illegal, indecorous, unfair,… …

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  • 37excessive — adjective Date: 14th century exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal • excessively adverb • excessiveness noun Synonyms: excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive …

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  • 38exorbitant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. excessive, immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable; extravagant, expensive, dear. See dearness.Ant., modest, reasonable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. excessive, extravagant, inordinate, immoderate; see… …

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  • 39extravagant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. profuse, prodigal, lavish, excessive, extreme; wasteful, profligate, rampant, wild; bombastic, fantastic; high, exorbitant, unreasonable; unreal, flighty, visionary, absurd, fanciful, grotesque. See …

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  • 40inordinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. excessive, disproportionate, unreasonable. See exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. immoderate, excessive, overmuch, undue; see excessive , extreme 2 , wasteful . See Synonym Study at excessive …

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