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intemperate

[in-tem-per-it, -prit] / ɪnˈtɛm pər ɪt, -prɪt /
ADJECTIVE
drunken
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ADJECTIVE
excessive
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They can start with the easy stuff, the often intemperate and poorly researched opposition to everything he does.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

An apocryphal story has George Washington breakfasting with Thomas Jefferson and referring to the Senate as a saucer intended to cool the passions of the intemperate lower chamber.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

Judge James Boasberg repeatedly clashed with justice department attorney Drew Ensign during a court hearing in Washington DC, saying he was not used to such "intemperate, disrespectful language" in government filings.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2025

As his critiques of Russia’s top military leaders grew more frequent and intemperate, he began to emerge as a public figure, insisting that his forces could do the job far better than the Russian regulars.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2023

“Seeing him so intemperate, I knew you would not wish it. And I would not break my promise to you.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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