In-tēm'per-ate1, a.
[Prefix in, not, and temperate; Lat. intemperatus, It. intemperato, O. Sp. intemperado, Fr. intempéré.]
Sense 1. Not moderate or restrained within due limits; indulging to excess any appetite or passion, either habitually or in a particular instance; immoderate in enjoyment or exertion; passionate; as, intemperate in passion.
Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst. Milton.
Sense 2. Exceeding the usual or just measure; excessive; ungovernable; inordinate.
Sense 3. Addicted to an excessive or habitual use of spirituous liquors.