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- Dictionaryintemperate/ɪnˈtɛmp(ə)rət/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate: "intemperate outbursts concerning global conspiracies"
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INTEMPERATE definition: 1. showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled: 2. showing anger or…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTEMPERATE is not temperate; especially : given to excessive use of intoxicating liquors. How to use intemperate in a sentence. Did you know?
Intemperate is a combination of the prefix in-meaning "not" and the Latin temperantia meaning "moderation." When you are intemperate, you are not doing things in moderation; you lack self-control. It's often a word used when describing the tendency someone has to indulge excessively in liquor.
Intemperate definition: given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.. See examples of INTEMPERATE used in a sentence.
INTEMPERATE meaning: 1. showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled: 2. showing anger or…. Learn more.
Definition of intemperate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone's words as intemperate, you are critical of them because they are too forceful and uncontrolled. [formal, disapproval] The tone of the article is intemperate. Synonyms: excessive, extreme, over the top [slang], wild More Synonyms of intemperate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adj. 1. consuming alcoholic drink habitually or to excess. 2. indulging bodily appetites to excess; immoderate. 3. unrestrained: intemperate rage. 4. (Physical Geography) extreme or severe: an intemperate climate. inˈtemperance, inˈtemperateness n. inˈtemperately adv.
uncontrolled in one's drinking habits: his intemperate consumption of alcohol. uncontrolled in other habits: intemperate criticism. extreme in temperature, as climate: the intemperate climate of Greenland.
intemperate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧tem‧per‧ate /ɪnˈtempərət/ adjective formal 1 intemperate language or behaviour shows a lack of control, which other people think is unacceptable the judge’s intemperate outburst 2 regularly drinking too much alcohol —intemperance noun [ uncountable] Examples from the ...
