26. intemperate
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Mar 25, 2022
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(24 March 2022)
definition
intemperate [/inˈtemp(ə)rət/]
adj. excessive, unrestrained
extended definition
- lacking self control or restraint
- immoderate
- excessively indulgent
etymology
Latin: in- “not, opposite of” + temperatus “restrained, regulted, limited, sober, steady” (from temperare “to moderate”) → late 14c. Latin intemperatus “excessive, immoderate” → “characterized by excessive indulgence
references
- definitions from Oxford Languages via Google’s English Dictionary
- etymology (word origin information) from Online Etymology Dictionary (“etymonline”)
- see also: my favorite Latin dictionary, William Whitaker’s Words
