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intemperate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'intemperate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intemperate [ a.]
- Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.
- Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors.
- Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.
2 . Intemperate [ v. t.]
- To disorder.

Meaning of 'intemperate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intemperate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
Example in sentence:
  • an intemperate climate;
  • intemperate zones
Meaning (2):
- excessive in behavior
Example in sentence:
  • intemperate rage
3 . intemperate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Example in sentence:
  • a hard drinker