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English Dictionary: Intemperateness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intemperateness
n
  1. consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: intemperance, intemperateness]
  2. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
    Synonym(s): intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Intemperateness \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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