An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
INORDINATE
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable
(adjective) beyond normal limits; “excessive charges”; “a book of inordinate length”; “his dress stops just short of undue elegance”; “unreasonable demands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.
Synonyms
• See also excessive
Source: Wiktionary
In*or"di*nate, a. Etym: [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and Ordinate.]
Definition: Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world. "Inordinate desires." Milton. "Inordinate vanity." Burke.
– In*or"di*nate*ly, adv.
– In*or"di*nate*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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