Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TEM'PER-ATE-NESS
IN-TEM'PER-ATE-LYIN-TEM'PER-A-TURE
IN-TEM'PER-ATE-NESS, n.
- Want of moderation; excessive degree of indulgence; as, the intemperateness of appetite or passion.
- Immoderate degree of any quality in the weather, as in cold, heat or storms.
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