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INTEMPERATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Example:
a hard drinker
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)
Derivation:
intemperateness (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
intemperateness (consumption of alcoholic drinks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessive in behavior
Example:
intemperate rage
Classified under:
Similar:
big; heavy (prodigious)
Also:
intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
Antonym:
temperate (not extreme in behavior)
Derivation:
intemperateness (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
Example:
intemperate zones
Classified under:
Adjectives
Also:
inclement ((of weather or climate) severe)
Antonym:
temperate ((of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate)
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