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intemperate

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intemperate verb

  1. To disorder.

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intemperate adjective

  1. Lacking moderation, temper or control.“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. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

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hardunrestraineduncontrolleduntemperedindulgentheavybigintemperantdisproportio…unreasonableintemperate

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