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intemperate

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in⋅tem⋅per⋅ate

  [in-tem-per-it, -prit]
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–adjective
1. given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
2. immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion.
3. not temperate; unrestrained; unbridled.
4. extreme in temperature, as climate.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L intemperātus. See in- 3 , temperate

Related forms:
in⋅tem⋅per⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅tem⋅per⋅ate⋅ness, noun
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in·tem·per·ate   (ĭn-těm'pər-ĭt, -prĭt)   
adj.  Not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages.
in·tem'per·ate·ly adv., in·tem'per·ate·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

intemperate 
"characterized by excessive indulgence in a passion or appetite," c.1430, from L. intemperatus "untempered, inclement, immoderate," from in- "not" + temperantia (see temperance).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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