different between inordinate vs unrestrained

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?nd

Adjective

unrestrained (comparative more unrestrained, superlative most unrestrained)

1. immoderate; not restrained or held in check

   The party was a scene of unrestrained debauchery.

2. spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained

   Their meeting was one of unrestrained joy.

3. Not subject to physical restraint.
   • 2009, Russell Colling, Tony W. York, Hospital and Healthcare Security (page 346)

     Managing unrestrained prisoners alone in any environment is inherently dangerous and should not be tolerated.

Antonyms

• restrained

Derived terms

• unrestrainedly
• unrestrainedness

Related terms

• restrain
• restrained

Translations

Verb

unrestrained

1. simple past tense and past participle of unrestrain

See also

• rampant
• unbridled