Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intemerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-te-mer-ate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pure, undefiled, chaste.

Example Sentences

"The states of the kingdom are bound, with faithful concern, to leave intemerate all the royal prerogatives, after the dictates of the Swedish law, so that they shall be kept in their full vigor and strength ..."
"The flagrant corruption and prostitution of all that is sacred at Rome, had never spread its taint into his upright, intemerate soul."
"You mean to make her your wife ; and the wife of Carberry Ratcliff must be intemerate!"
"And hitherto their flesh had been intemerate and inviolable; the strictest orders had been issued that none should dare to slap them, and all were only too prone to coax and pet the beautiful angels."

Etymology

First attested in 1492, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin intemerātus, from in- (“not”) + temerātus, perfect passive participle of temerō (“to violate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from temerē (“by chance, casually, rashly”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1492

Inflected Forms

more intemerate (comparative) most intemerate (superlative) intemerated (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

intemerateness

Frequently Paired Words

temerarious temerary temeration temerity

Questions

What does intemerate mean?: Pure, undefiled, chaste.
Where does intemerate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1492.

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