Definition for IN-TEM'PER-ATE-NESS

IN-TEM'PER-ATE-NESS, n.

  1. Want of moderation; excessive degree of indulgence; as, the intemperateness of appetite or passion.
  2. Immoderate degree of any quality in the weather, as in cold, heat or storms.

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