Meaning of INTEMPERATENESS
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- [n] immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
- [n] consumption of alcoholic drinks
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INTEMPERATENESS is a 15 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | intemperance, self-indulgence |
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| | See Also: | | boozing, crapulence, dissipation, dissolution, drink, drinking, drunkenness, jag, licentiousness, profligacy, vice | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*tem`per*ate*ness\, n.
1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of
any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or
drinking.
2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle.
By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the
air or meteors. --Sir M. Hale.
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