intemperate adjective

/ɪnˈtem.pər.ət/

/-pɚ-/ adj formal

Definition

(of a person or their behaviour or speech) not controlled and too extreme or violent

an intemperate outburst

intemperate language

The governor said he would not be provoked into intemperate action.

/ɪnˈtem.pər.ət.li/

/-pɚ-/ adv

/ɪnˈtem.pər.ənt s/

/-pɚ-/ n [U]

(Definition of intemperate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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