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   intemperate

   /ɪnˈtɛmp(ə)rət/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate: "intemperate outbursts concerning global conspiracies"
   • ▪ given to or characterized by excessive indulgence, especially in alcohol: "an intemperate social occasion"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘inclement’): from Latin intemperatus, from in- ‘not’ + temperatus (see temperate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intemperately adverb
   • 2. intemperateness noun

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