Intemperate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Intemperate is an adjective meaning Lacking moderation, temper or control.
Meaning
Lacking moderation, temper or control.
More Meanings
- Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
- (obsolete, transitive) To put into disorder.
Example Sentences
intemperate zeal
intemperate language
Constantine engaged himself, by a solemn promise, to deliver Italy from the Goths; advanced as far as the banks of the Po; and after alarming, rather than assisting, his pusillanimous ally, hastily returned to the palace of Arles, to celebrate, with intemperate luxury, his vain and ostentatious triumph.
Word Forms
- intemperates
- intemperating
- intemperated
Synonyms for intemperate
Depending on context, synonyms include immoderate, unrestrained, devilish, excessive, extravagant, extreme.
Antonyms for intemperate
Common opposites include temperate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hard, unrestrained, uncontrolled, untempered, indulgent, heavy.
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