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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes;
- Example: "an intemperate climate"
- Example: "intemperate zones"

2. excessive in behavior;
- Example: "intemperate rage"

3. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors;
- Example: "a hard drinker"
[syn: intemperate, hard, heavy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intemperate \In*tem`per*ate\, v. t. To disorder. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intemperate \In*tem`per*ate\, a. [L. intemperatus. See In- not, and Temperate.] 1. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate in enjoyment or exertion. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors. [1913 Webster] 3. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather. [1913 Webster] Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. --Ecclus. xxiii. 13. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intemperate adj 1: (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones" [ant: temperate] 2: excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" [ant: temperate] 3: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" [syn: intemperate, hard, heavy]