inordinate
CEFR: C2
Unusually large, excessive, and far exceeding reasonable limits or customary standards (e.g. 'an inordinate amount of time').
Synonyms
- disproportionate
- exorbitant
- excessive
Common Collocations
- inordinate amount of time
- inordinate delay
- inordinate cost
Example Sentence
Early-career academics spend an inordinate proportion of their working hours preparing grant applications rather than conducting laboratory research.