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Greater in amount or degree than is reasonable or expected.

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inordinate

They spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a font.
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A nominal printing expense did not justify endless discussion about every decorative detail. The group agreed to avoid another inordinate delay and approved a simple design.
From Keeping Things in Proportion.
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