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intemperately

[in-tem-per-it, -prit] Origin

in·tem·per·ate

[in-tem-per-it, -prit]
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 Middle English < Latin intemperātus. See in-3, temperate

in·tem·per·ate·ly, adverb
in·tem·per·ate·ness, noun
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intemperate (ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt, -prɪt)
 
adj
1.  consuming alcoholic drink habitually or to excess
2.  indulging bodily appetites to excess; immoderate
3.  unrestrained: intemperate rage
4.  extreme or severe: an intemperate climate
 
in'temperance
 
n
 
in'temperateness
 
n
 
in'temperately
 
adv

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