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immŏdĕrātus (inm- ), a, um, adj. in-moderatus,
I.without measure, measureless, immeasurable.
I. Lit. (only poet.): vides sublime, fusum, immoderatum aethera, unbounded (= immensum), Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 25, 65; Lucr. 1, 1013.—
II. Trop., unrestrained, unbridled, excessive, immoderate (freq. and class.): “ipsum illum Aristotelis discipulum, superbum, crudelem, immoderatum fuisse,” Cic. Att. 13, 28, 3: “homo et turbulentus,” id. Phil. 10, 11, 23: “mulier,” id. Cael. 21, 53: “immensae cupiditates, infinitae et immoderatae sunt,” Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34: “intemperantia,” Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 39: “quippe duos pro uno dominos acceptos, inmoderata, infinita potestate,” Liv. 3, 9, 4: “res immoderata cupido est,” Ov. P. 4, 15, 31: “motus animi, cum immoderatiores sunt, vitia fiunt,” Gell. 19, 12, 4: “immoderatissimae luxuriae esse,” Suet. Ner. 51: “immoderato potu et pastu pars animi obstupefacta,” Cic. Div. 1, 29, 60: “ne immoderata aut angusta sit oratio,” id. Or. 58, 198: vox immoderatior, Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51: tam immoderatae linguae fuit, unbridled, Suet. Vit. Luc.: “tempestates,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 45, 131.—Hence, adv.: immŏdĕrātē .
1. Lit.: without measure or rule: “moveri immoderate et fortuitu,” Cic. Univ. 13: “vox immoderate profusa,” id. N. D. 2, 59, 149: “effunditur spiritus,” Quint. 11, 3, 63.—
2. Trop., immoderately, extravagantly: “vivere,” Cic. Univ. 12: “jactari,” id. Div. 1, 29, 60: “abuti nostra facilitate,” id. Fam. 12, 1, 2.—Comp.: “ferre casum incommodorum tuorum,” Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 5.—Sup.: “laetari,” Spart. Sev. 20.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Philippics, 10.11.23
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    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 9.4
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    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 19.12.4
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 4.15
    • Cicero, Orator, 58.198
    • Cicero, Timaeus, 12
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