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title: inordinate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inordinate» in the school dictionary: Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inordinate

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**Who acts:** He, queue, She, We, film, cat · **What happens:** be, expect, amount, spend, choose, cause · **To what, where:** time, inordinate amount, pencil, inordinate delay, inordinate number

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«inordinate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [inordinate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inordinate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:m1:1
# text = Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much.
1	Much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
3	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | usual *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **expect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Unreasonably large: an inordinate amount of time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:m2:1
# text = Unreasonably large: an inordinate amount of time.
1	Unreasonably	unreasonably	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amount** |  |  | time |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a pencil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x1:1
# text = He spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a pencil.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | He | a inordinate amount of time |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset |
| 2 | **choose** | gerund | He *not said here* | a pencil |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | time |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The queue caused an inordinate delay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x2:1
# text = The queue caused an inordinate delay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the queue | a inordinate delay |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition delay=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She was inordinately proud of her sandcastle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x3:1
# text = She was inordinately proud of her sandcastle.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	inordinately	inordinately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sandcastle	sandcastle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | of her sandcastle; inordinately, proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We received an inordinate number of emails about lost property.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x4:1
# text = We received an inordinate number of emails about lost property.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | We | a inordinate number of emails about lost property |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The film was of inordinate length — almost four hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x5:1
# text = The film was of inordinate length — almost four hours.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | of inordinate length | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The cat spends an inordinate amount of time asleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inordinate:x6:1
# text = The cat spends an inordinate amount of time asleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spends	spend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inordinate	inordinate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | present | the cat | a inordinate amount of time |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | time |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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