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