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“intemperate” in Latin
intemperānsunrestrained, intemperate; licentiousincontinēnsnot containing, not retaining; immoderate, intemperateimmoderātusmeasureless, immeasurable; unrestrained, unbridled, excessive, immoderateanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, intemperātusuntempered, inclement; immoderate, excessive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intemperate
intemperans: incontinens [SYN. in MODERATE]. (Cic. uses intemperans = without due control over one’s temper, etc.; also, intemperans in aliqua re; e.g., in alicujus rei cupiditate): avidus et intemperans (e.g., animus, Liv., unrestrained, eager for the accomplishment of its desires): immoderatus (not kept within proper bounds; of persons or things): A very intemperate person, homo profundae atque intempestivae gulae: to assail anybody with intemperate abuses, intemperantius invehi in aliquem: intemperate in language, immodicus linguae (Liv., immodicus, not Cic., or Caes.); intemperans linguae (Tac.). Vid: IMMODERATE and (for “intemperate zeal,” etc.) EXCESSIVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intemperate?
- The usual Latin words for “intemperate” are intemperāns, incontinēns, immoderātus; also animus, intemperātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.