immoderate

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

IMMOD'ERATE, adjective [Latin immoderatus; in and moderatus. See Moderate.] Exceeding just or usual bounds; not confined to suitable limits; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as immoderate demands; immoderate passions, cares or grief.
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