- (a.) Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.
- (a.) Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.
- (v.t.) To disorder.
- (a.) Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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