intemperate

UK: /ɪnˈtɛmpərət/

US: /ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt, -prɪt/

US: (in tem′pər it, -prit)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•tem•per•ate /ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt, -prɪt/   adj. 

1. uncontrolled in one's drinking habits:
   his intemperate consumption of alcohol.
2. uncontrolled in other habits:
   intemperate criticism.
3. extreme in temperature, as climate:
   the intemperate climate of Greenland.

in•tem•per•ance /ɪnˈtɛmpərəns, -prəns/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•tem•per•ate  (in tem′pər it, -prit), adj. 

1. given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
2. immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion.
3. not temperate;
   unrestrained;
   unbridled.
4. extreme in temperature, as climate.

• Latin intemperātus. See in-³, temperate
• late Middle English 1400–50

in•tem′per•ate•ly, adv. 
in•tem′per•ate•ness, n. 

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intemperate / ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt -prɪt/ adjective

1. consuming alcoholic drink habitually or to excess
2. unrestrained: intemperate rage
3. extreme or severe: an intemperate climate

inˈtemperance, inˈtemperateness noun

inˈtemperately adverb