different between inordinate vs unchaste

English

Etymology

From Latin inordinatus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare (“to arrange, order”); see ordinate, order.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n???d?n?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n???dn??t/

Adjective

inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)

1. Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Translations

Further reading

• inordinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• inordinate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Adjective

in?rdin?te

1. vocative masculine singular of in?rdin?tus

References

• inordinate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inordinate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Middle English unchaste, unchaast, unchast, equivalent to un- +? chaste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?e?st/
• Homophone: unchased
• Rhymes: -e?st

Adjective

unchaste (comparative more unchaste, superlative most unchaste)

1. Not chaste; not continent

   Synonyms: libidinous, lewd

Derived terms

• unchastely
• unchasteness
• unchastity

Translations

References

• unchaste in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Cauthens, nautches