intemperate

in·tem·per·ate (

n-t

t, -pr

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

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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" hard, heavy indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

intemperate

adjective excessive, extreme, over the top (slang), wild, violent, severe, passionate, extravagant, uncontrollable, self-indulgent, unbridled, prodigal, unrestrained, tempestuous, profligate, inordinate, incontinent, ungovernable, immoderate, O.T.T. (slang) the unwisely intemperate language of the party chairman
disciplined, moderate, restrained, continent, self-controlled, temperate

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

climate → extrem; wind → heftig; zeal, haste → übermäßig

language, comment → ausfallend, unbeherrscht

intemperate [ɪnˈtɛmp/ərɪt] (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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abusive boozy dissipated excessive heavy immoderate inclement inflammatory inordinate Intemperant intense overblown overeat overindulge overweening rabid Saturnalian self-indulgent temperate	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. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context 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. Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context 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. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context	intelligence-related activities intelligencer Intelligencing Intelligency intelligent intelligent card intelligent design intelligent knowledge-based system intelligent terminal Intelligential Intelligentiary intelligently intelligentsia intelligibility intelligible Intelligibleness intelligibly Intelnet Intelsat intemerate Intemerateness Intemperament intemperance Intemperancy Intemperant intemperate Intemperately Intemperateness Intemperature Intempestive Intempestively intempestivity Intenable intend intend to intendance intendancy intendant intended Intendedly Intendent Intender Intendiment intending intendment intenerate Inteneration Intenible Intensate Intensation Intensative	Intelprise-Enterprise Collaboration Program INTELS Intelsat Intelsat Intelsat Intelsat INTELSAT Business Services Intelsat Data Rate INTELSAT Earth Station Standards INTELSAT Operations Center Intelsat Solar Array Coupon INTELSATC INTELSEC INTELSITSUM INTELSUM INTELTNG INTEM INTEMA Intemerate Intemerateness Intemperament intemperance intemperance intemperance intemperance intemperances intemperances intemperances Intemperancy Intemperant intemperate intemperately intemperately intemperateness intemperateness Intemperature Intempestive Intempestively Intempestivity intempestivus Intenable intend intend intend intend intend as intend as intend as intend for intend to intendance intendance intendancies intendancies intendancies intendancies intendancy intendancy intendancy intendancy intendant

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abusive
boozy
dissipated
excessive
heavy
immoderate
inclement
inflammatory
inordinate
Intemperant
intense
overblown
overeat
overindulge
overweening
rabid
Saturnalian
self-indulgent
temperate

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.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

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.

Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context

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.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

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