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English Dictionary: intemperate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for intemperate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intemperate adj (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones" Antonym(s): temperate excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" Antonym(s): temperate given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" Synonym(s): intemperate, hard, heavy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intemperate \Intem`perate\, v. t. To disorder. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intemperate \Intem`perate\, 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.