EGAVE

intemperate

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Lacking moderation, temper or control.
    intemperate language
  2. adjective Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
  3. verb To put into disorder.

Similar words

hard unrestrained uncontrolled untempered indulgent heavy big intemperant disproportionate unreasonable

Often followed by

and habits language in zeal man use or drinking

Word family

intemperately intemperateness intemperatenesses

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