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Thesaurus: intemperate

Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.

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  1. a. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.
  2. a. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors.
  3. a. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.
  4. v. t. To disorder.
  5. adj. (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
  6. adj. excessive in behavior
  7. adj. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
  8. j:100 a. (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes a. excessive in behavior s. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors