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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inordinat(e, adj. Also: -att, -ad.  [ME. inordinat (c 1386), -ate (c 1425), L. inordinātus.]

1. Not according to rule or custom, irregular. 1474 Acta Aud. 22/2.
The actioun … tuiching the inordinate proces quhilk thai led as schereffis in that part 1478 Ib. 80/1.
The wrangwis and inordinate seruing of breves of departising of the said half landis 1483 Acta Dom. Conc. II. cix.
The wrangwis and inordinat proceding in the serving of a breve of inqueist 1622-6 Bisset I. 176/31.
That all summoundis of errour, and inordinate processis. be raisit and persewed a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 233.
The lords reduce rolements of inferior courts for inordinat proces

2. Not kept within normal limits; immoderate, excessive.(a) a1500 Bernardus 268.
Sumpteus biggyne inordinat and hee a1500 Bk. Chess 64.
Throw his vicious lyf inordinat 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 128.
Than is thi lufe inordinat, … Quhen ony creatur mair than God thou luffis 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 26.
Throw inordinat nomer of regratouris 1533 Gau 16/15.
Thay that fleis noth … inordinat eiting and drinkkine 1549 Banff Annals I. 26.
For the braking dovn of the sklattis of the kyrk … be inordinatt playing with hand ball and fuit ball 1579 Fam. Kilravock 270.
I haif sustenit langsum warding and vthir inordinat deling 1596 Dalr. I. 258/11.
His wyfe … culde nocht suffir his foull, inordinat, and voluptuous vaiging by her 1607 Highland P. III. 103.
The caus of the inordinat leving of that pepill(b) a1500 Bk. Chess 1578.
Awarice … is luf inordinate To gadder gold or gudis 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 152.
Refrenyng lustis inordinate 1533 Bell. Livy I. 123/4.
Be inordinate desire to haue his plesere 1558-66 Knox II. 323.
The said Earle lamented his formare inordinate lyef(c) a1538 Abell 113 a.
I sall schaw nocht of inordinad effectioun to him

3. Of persons: Unrestrained; disorderly. 1543 Elgin Rec. I. 78.
The said Megott is ane inordinat delapedar and vaister of hir said husbandis guidis 1600-1610 Melvill 277.
It was fund, that na steirage at all was in the countrey of Papists … or anie trubelsome inordinat persones 1604 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 38.
To delait … thair servandis and prenteissis that … ar inordinat leveris