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intemperate

intemperate

1 8.8
Very bad weather like extreme heat or cold
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt/
translation icon : inclemente
  • Many plants struggle to survive in intemperate climates where temperatures can be extremely harsh.

Examples

  • The region is known for its intemperate weather, with fierce storms occurring throughout the year.

  • "The country out there toward Sixteenmile Creek even looked that way, Highlandish, intemperate.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • A temperate character implies tolerance, but it is never a guarantee of it; just as an "intemperate nature" is not necessarily an obstacle to it.

    Academic text (1998)

  • It was hot in the chapel, hot under the long white robes—not heavy robes, but wool—pleasantly, comfortingly warm in Sierra winters, but hot over jeans and a shirt on intemperate days in June, of which there are many some years.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The intemperate heat during the summer made it difficult for anyone to enjoy outdoor activities.

Synonyms

inclement
vsintemperate
6 7.5

Stormy weather that is cold or very wet

is about weather that is severe or extreme rather than mild

Antonyms

mild
75 1.0

Weather that is not very cold or hot and feels pleasant

temperate
14 3.9

Having mild weather that is not very hot or very cold

How Severe

extreme
877 3.6
severe
520 3.5
intemperate
1 8.8
inclement
6 7.5
mild
107 1.0

Surface Forms

intemperate positive
intemperater comparative
intemperatest superlative

Morphology

intemperate = temperate (semi-transparent) = in + temper + ate

For weather and climate, 'intemperate' directly means 'not temperate', that is, not mild or moderate.

Etymology

The word intemperate comes from in- 'not' and temperare 'to keep things in balance', and it is the opposite of temperate and related to temperature. So an intemperate climate is 'not mild' and means very severe or extreme weather.