intemperate

[ 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.

intemperate

/ -prɪt; ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• inˈtemperately, adverb
• inˈtemperance, noun

Other Words From

• in·temper·ate·ly adverb
• in·temper·ate·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of intemperate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intemperātus. See in- ³, temperate

Example Sentences

Republican congressional behavior echoes that of an intemperate toddler and the party’s intellectual and ideological foundations have become completely unmoored.

From Seattle Times

Following the publication of a report by an independent panel, which found he breached Parliament's bullying and harassment policy, he said he accepted he had used "intemperate and inappropriate language"

From BBC

The statement added that he was a decent man who voiced his “sometimes intemperate” grievances “in what has become the public square of our age - the internet.”

From Washington Times

The statement added that he was a decent man who voiced his “sometimes intemperate” grievances “in what has become the public square of our age — the internet.”

From Seattle Times

“The issue is not only the President’s intemperate language on January 6,” McConnell said ahead of the Senate vote to acquit Trump of the impeachment charge of insurrection.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• unrestrained