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intemperate

[ in-tem-per-it, -prit ]

adjective

  1. given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
  2. immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion.
  3. not temperate; unrestrained; unbridled.
  4. extreme in temperature, as climate.


intemperate

/ -prɪt; ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt /

adjective

  1. consuming alcoholic drink habitually or to excess
  2. indulging bodily appetites to excess; immoderate
  3. unrestrained

    intemperate rage

  4. extreme or severe

    an intemperate climate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𳾱ٱ, adverb
  • ˈٱ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٱp·ٱ· adverb
  • ·ٱp·ٱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intemperate1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word Գٱ𳾱ٳܲ. See in- 3, temperate
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Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew Ensign during a court hearing in Washington DC, saying he was not used to such "intemperate, disrespectful language" in government filings.

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Republican congressional behavior echoes that of an intemperate toddler and the party’s intellectual and ideological foundations have become completely unmoored.

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Following the publication of a report by an independent panel, which found he breached Parliament's bullying and harassment policy, he said he accepted he had used "intemperate and inappropriate language"

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The statement added that he was a decent man who voiced his “sometimes intemperate” grievances “in what has become the public square of our age - the internet.”

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The statement added that he was a decent man who voiced his “sometimes intemperate” grievances “in what has become the public square of our age — the internet.”

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