immoderate
adjective/ɪˈmɒdərət/
/ɪˈmɑːdərət/
[usually before noun] (formal, disapproving)- extreme; not reasonable synonym excessive
- immoderate drinking
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin immoderatus, from in- ‘not’ + moderatus ‘reduced, controlled’, past participle of moderare.Definitions on the go
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