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Overly excessive in amount or degree
“The beets were sliced on a mandoline and served in a Sherry vinaigrette with an immoderate amount of good olive oil.”
So excessive as to be improper
“The criticism of wasteful or immoderate use of funds is warranted in this case.”
Conspicuously or obviously bad, wrong or offensive
“Various friends and colleagues of hers, who were in privileged positions as she herself, were carrying to her all kinds of defamations and gossip against me, which she passed on to Joffe with immoderate exaggerations.”
Using or expending without restraint
“The eighth is that he not be immoderate in spending or using things, for all who do so are capable of falling into theft and rapine.”
Lacking discipline or restraint
“Such immoderate behavior evoked a town consensus that she was of unsound mind.”
Done to excess
“The largest indication of a pump-and-dump scheme might be the immoderate hype built up around a token or undertaking.”
Extravagantly reckless or self-indulgent in nature
“Throughout his life, Cheyne struggled to cope with gout, melancholy and obesity generated by an immoderate lifestyle.”
Significant or extreme in intensity or severity
“Does the sea not swell and surge before the blasts of immoderate winds?”
Very high in price or cost
“We thus ate a mediocre meal at immoderate prices. They didn't even give us fortune cookies.”
Unreasonably harsh or severe
“Roman actions in this period from Vespasian to Trajan, judged by ancient standards, brought severe but not immoderate treatment of a people regarded as rebellious.”
Characterized by the love of luxury or the finer things in life
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources
Far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion
Characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury
Of exaggerated importance or value
Plentiful or abundant in amount
A hefty amount or abundant
Large, ambitious, or impressive in scope or scale
Requiring more effort than could be reasonably expected or asked for
Strict or exacting in standards
Showing signs of overindulgence in alcohol or other physical pleasures
Causing great and irreparable damage
In urgent need of immediate attention
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