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intemperate

[in-tem-per-it, -prit] / ɪnˈtɛm pər ɪt, -prɪt /
ADJECTIVE
drunken
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
excessive
Synonyms


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Intemperate dozen tweets about the country in question would be the least of it.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2016

Spoke at the Home for Intemperate Women at 6 P.M.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

Intemperate devotion to work of any kind, like all intemperance, weakens the power of right living.

From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by Curtis, George William

Mrs. Addick's disappointment at not being able to see the "Intemperate Plants," and the "Pitcher Shrub," once more.

From Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch by Anstey, F.

Object, the Promotion of the Habits of Temperance; the Reformation of the Intemperate; and the removal of the Causes which lead to Intemperance.

From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous




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