different between unsettled vs inordinate

English

Adjective

unsettled (comparative more unsettled, superlative most unsettled)

1. Disturbed, upset.

   I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.

2. Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
3. Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
4. Unpaid.

   We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.

Translations

Verb

unsettled

1. simple past tense and past participle of unsettle

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