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intemperate Definition


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intemperate
adj
    1. Going beyond reasonable limits; not controlled or restrained.
      Thesaurus: excessive, immoderate, inordinate, unrestrained, extreme.
    2. Habitually drinking too much alcohol.
      Thesaurus: drunken, inebriated, intoxicated, soused (slang), dissipated, crapulent.
    3. Said of a climate or region: having extreme and severe temperatures. Compare temperate.
Derivative: intemperance
noun
    Derivative: intemperately
    adj
      Etymology: 15c.



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