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Great, or greater than normal, in quantity or size
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for so excessive as to be improper
“The criticism of wasteful or immoderate use of funds is warranted in this case.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for lacking discipline or restraint
“Such immoderate behavior evoked a town consensus that she was of unsound mind.”
Comparative for done to excess
“The largest indication of a pump-and-dump scheme might be the immoderate hype built up around a token or undertaking.”
Comparative for extravagantly reckless or self-indulgent in nature
“Throughout his life, Cheyne struggled to cope with gout, melancholy and obesity generated by an immoderate lifestyle.”
Comparative for significant or extreme in intensity or severity
“Does the sea not swell and surge before the blasts of immoderate winds?”
Comparative for very high in price or cost
“We thus ate a mediocre meal at immoderate prices. They didn't even give us fortune cookies.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for inclined to waste or squander money or resources
Comparative for much too high, especially in price
Comparative for far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion
Comparative for not restrained, restricted or controlled
Comparative for characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury
Comparative for plentiful or abundant in amount
Comparative for obsessively passionate about or devoted to something
Comparative for marked by strong and intense feelings or emotions
Comparative for requiring more effort than could be reasonably expected or asked for
Comparative for causing great and irreparable damage
Comparative for in urgent need of immediate attention
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