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intemperament

intemperament noun: a bad state.

Noun

intemperament (countable and uncountable, plural intemperaments)

  1. A bad state.
    • depend upon the intemperament of the part Ulcerated1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Forms of intemperament

pluralintemperaments

Origin of intemperament

From in- + temperament?

Questions about intemperament

What does intemperament mean?
Intemperament means a bad state.
What part of speech is intemperament?
Intemperament is a noun.
What is the plural of intemperament?
The plural of intemperament is intemperaments.

Words near intemperament in the dictionary

  1. intelligibleness
  2. intelligibly
  3. intemerate
  4. intemerated
  5. intemerateness
  6. intemperament
  7. intemperaments
  8. intemperance
  9. intemperances
  10. intemperancy
  11. intemperant

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