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intemperant

intemperant adjective: intemperate.

Adjective

intemperant (comparative more intemperant, superlative most intemperant)

  1. (obsolete) intemperate
    • I know in Monterey, from my own experience, the court places the question before the alleged intemperant person and asks them if they want to go to a hospital.1956, California. Legislature. Senate. Interim Committee on the Treatment of Mental Illness, Partial Report - Volumes 3-6, page 86
    • In particular, supporters of nativist policies decried the tendency to permit intemperant (or any other) newcomers to vote in American elections.1981, United States. Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, U.S. Immigration Policy and the National Interest, page 72

Forms of intemperant

comparativemore intemperant
superlativemost intemperant

Origin of intemperant

From Latin intemperāns, -antis. See in- (“not”) + temperant.

Questions about intemperant

What does intemperant mean?
Intemperant means intemperate.
What part of speech is intemperant?
Intemperant is an adjective.

Words near intemperant in the dictionary

  1. intemperament
  2. intemperaments
  3. intemperance
  4. intemperances
  5. intemperancy
  6. intemperant
  7. intemperate
  8. intemperated
  9. intemperately
  10. intemperateness
  11. intemperates

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