Intemperate

Origin

- + temperate

Full definition of intemperate

Adjective

1. Lacking moderation, temper or control.intemperate language; intemperate zealBad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car - The Week, 14 April 2007, 609, 4.
2. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

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Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To disorder.