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intemperateDefinitions
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| intemperate | |
| 1. adj. Lacking moderation, temper or control. |  |
| intemperate language; intemperate zeal | |
| Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car - The Week, 14 April 2007, 609, 4. | |
| 2. adj. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol. | |
| 3. v. (obsolete, transitive) To disorder. | |
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