Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or condition of being immoderate; excess; extravagance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being immoderate; excess; extravagance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
immoderate , lack ofmoderation ortemperance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
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Examples
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The law is this: The creedalism and immoderateness of Socialism, other things being equal, vary inversely with its age and responsibility.
Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement William English Walling
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No unclean passion must dwell there, no carnal appetite, no defiling conversation, no immoderateness in eating and drinking.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett
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A moment after "grace" Harcourt made a poor witticism, at which the majority laughed with an immoderateness quite disproportionate.
From Jest to Earnest Edward Payson Roe 1863
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Clean up the flat of some clutter, toys, immoderateness furniture, books or anything that gets tangled around.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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