an immoderate laughter

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• Immoderate — Im*mod er*ate, a. [L. immoderatus; pref. im not + moderatus moderate. See {Moderate}.] Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• excessive — excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme are comparable when meaning characterized by going beyond or above its proper, just, or right limit. Excessive implies an amount, quantity, or extent too great to be just,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• excessive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous; superfluous, extreme. See dearness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. immoderate, inordinate, extreme, extravagant, exorbitant,… …   English dictionary for students

• excessive — [ek ses′iv, ikses′iv] adj. [ME & OFr excessif < ML excessivus] characterized by excess; being too much or too great; immoderate; inordinate excessively adv. excessiveness n. SYN. EXCESSIVE applies to that which goes beyond what is proper,… …   English World dictionary

• im|mod´er|ate|ness — im|mod|er|ate «ih MOD uhr iht», adjective. 1. not moderate; too much; going too far; extreme; more than is right or proper: »loud and immoderate laughter. A fanatic has immoderate ideas. SYNONYM(S): excessive, intemperate, exorbitant, inordinate …   Useful english dictionary

• im|mod´er|ate|ly — im|mod|er|ate «ih MOD uhr iht», adjective. 1. not moderate; too much; going too far; extreme; more than is right or proper: »loud and immoderate laughter. A fanatic has immoderate ideas. SYNONYM(S): excessive, intemperate, exorbitant, inordinate …   Useful english dictionary

• im|mod|er|ate — «ih MOD uhr iht», adjective. 1. not moderate; too much; going too far; extreme; more than is right or proper: »loud and immoderate laughter. A fanatic has immoderate ideas. SYNONYM(S): excessive, intemperate, exorbitant, inordinate. 2. Obsolete.… …   Useful english dictionary

• cach|in|na|tion — «KAK uh NAY shuhn», noun. loud or immoderate laughter: »[He] ruins a gag by anticipating the laughter with his own cachinnations (Punch) …   Useful english dictionary

• Cachinnation — Cach in*na tion (k[a^]k [i^]n*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. cachinnatio, fr. cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf. Gr. kacha zein.] Loud or immoderate laughter; often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections. [1913 Webster] Hideous grimaces . . .… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cachinnatory — Ca*chin na*to*ry, a. Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter. [1913 Webster] Cachinnatory buzzes of approval. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Inevitably — In*ev i*ta*bly, adv. Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly. [1913 Webster] Inevitably thou shalt die. Milton. [1913 Webster] How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh! South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English