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intemperate

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in·tem·per·ate  (n-tmpr-t, -prt)
adj.
Not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages.

in·temper·ate·ly adv.
in·temper·ate·ness n.

intemperate [ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt -prɪt]
adj
1. consuming alcoholic drink habitually or to excess
2. indulging bodily appetites to excess; immoderate
3. unrestrained intemperate rage
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) extreme or severe an intemperate climate
intemperance , intemperateness n
intemperately  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intemperate - (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones"
inclement - (of weather or climate) severe
temperate - (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
2.intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
3.intemperate - given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"
indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

intemperate
Translations
intemperate [ɪnˈtempərɪt] ADJ [person] (= immoderate) → desmedido, destemplado; (= drunken) → dado a la bebida, que bebe con exceso; [climate] → inclemente
intemperate [ɪnˈtɛmpərət] adj
[language, remark] → exagéré(e)
The tone of the article is intemperate → Le ton de l'article est exagéré.
(old-fashioned) (drinking too much)intempérant(e)
intemperate
adj
person (= lacking moderation)unmäßig, maßlos; (= addicted to drink)trunksüchtig
climateextrem; windheftig; zeal, hasteübermäßig
language, commentausfallend, unbeherrscht
intemperate [ɪnˈtɛmprɪt] (frm) adj (remarks, response, opinion) → privo/a di autocontrollo; (climate) → rigido/a; (habits) → smoderato/a; (person, lacking moderation) → intemperante; (drinking too much) → intemperante nel bere
intemperate [ɪnˈtɛmprɪt] (frm) adj (remarks, response, opinion) → privo/a di autocontrollo; (climate) → rigido/a; (habits) → smoderato/a; (person, lacking moderation) → intemperante; (drinking too much) → intemperante nel bere


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for he who is intemperate [1260a] and a coward will never do what he ought: it is evident then that both parties ought to be virtuous; but there is a difference between them, as there is between those who by nature command and who by nature obey, and this originates in the soul; for in this nature has planted the governing and submitting principle, the virtues of which we say are different, as are those of a rational and an irrational being.
The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies to yield to the impulse of sudden and violent passions, and to be seduced by factious leaders into intemperate and pernicious resolutions.
To prevent therefore, for the future, such intemperate abuses of leisure, of letters, and of the liberty of the press, especially as the world seems at present to be more than usually threatened with them, I shall here venture to mention some qualifications, every one of which are in a pretty high degree necessary to this order of historians.
 
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