Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intemperate

/ˌɪntˈɛmpɚət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: in-tem-per-ate
IPA: /ˌɪntˈɛmpɚət/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking moderation, temper or control.

adj

Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

verb

To put into disorder.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"intemperate language"
"intemperate zeal"
"Constantine engaged himself, by a solemn promise, to deliver Italy from the Goths; advanced as far as the banks of the Po; and after alarming, rather than assisting, his pusillanimous ally, hastily returned to the palace of Arles, to celebrate, with intemperate luxury, his vain and ostentatious triumph."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English temperate English intemperate From in- + temperate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more intemperate (comparative) most intemperate (superlative) intemperates (present, singular) intemperating (participle, present) intemperated (participle, past) intemperated (past)

Derived Forms

intemperateness

Frequently Paired Words

intemperance

Synonyms

immoderate unrestrained devilish excessive horrendous de trop extravagant extreme intemperate lavish nimious obscene

Questions

How do you pronounce intemperate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntˈɛmpɚət/.
What does intemperate mean?: Lacking moderation, temper or control.
Where does intemperate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English temperate English intemperate From in- + temperate.

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