Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
intemperate
IPA transcription: [,ɪnt'ɛmpɚət]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
intemperate, hard, heavy
Meaning:
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"
Synonyms:
intemperate
Meaning:
excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
Synonyms:
intemperate
Meaning:
(of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones"
Usage examples
He reviled, in the most intemperate language, their baseness, their ingratitude, their insolence.