untemperate en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + temperate.
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of intemperate.
alt of intemperate
Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgress'd you?
c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more untemperate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most untemperate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |