intemerate

[ in-tem-er-it ]
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adjective
  1. inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.

Origin of intemerate

1
1485–95; <Latin intemerātus, equivalent to in-in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from intemerate

  • in·tem·er·ate·ly, adverb
  • in·tem·er·ate·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for intemerate

intemerate

/ (ɪnˈtɛmərɪt) /


adjective
  1. rare not defiled; pure; unsullied

Origin of intemerate

1
C15: from Latin intemerātus undefiled, pure, from in- 1 + temerāre to darken, violate, from temere rashly

Derived forms of intemerate

  • intemerately, adverb
  • intemerateness, noun

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