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Dissipated vs Inordinate - What's the difference?

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Dissipated is a related term of inordinate.


As adjectives the difference between dissipated and inordinate

is that dissipated is to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures while inordinate is excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

As a verb dissipated

is (dissipate).

dissipated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dissipate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
  • * James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.
  • Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure

    • Synonyms

    * dissolute * intemperate

    inordinate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

    • Synonyms

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