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Definition of intemperate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intemperate

adjective
 
/ɪnˈtempərət/
 
/ɪnˈtempərət/
(formal)
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  1. showing a lack of control over yourself
    • intemperate language
    opposite temperate
  2. (old-fashioned) regularly drinking too much alcohol
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘inclement’): from Latin intemperatus, from in- ‘not’ + temperatus ‘mingled, restrained’ (from the verb temperare).
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