Meaning of INTEMPERATE
| Pronunciation: | | in'tempurit
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- [adj] given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- [adj] excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
- [adj] (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones"
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| | Synonyms: | | big(a), hard(a), heavy, heavy(a), indulgent, uncontrolled, unrestrained, untempered |
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| | Antonyms: | | temperate | | |
| | See Also: | | immoderate, inclement, intense | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\In*tem`per*ate\, a. [L. intemperatus. See {In-}
not, and {Temperate}.]
1. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to
enjoyments or exertion.
2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of
alcoholic liquors.
3. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate;
as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.
Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst.
--Milton.
Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. --Ecclus.
xxiii. 13.
\In*tem`per*ate\, v. t.
To disorder. [Obs.]
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