intemperately

Examples

• All

• We did our best with him, but he spoke most intemperately.

  Victoria & Abdul (2017)

• Hugh... now... you spoke out of turn and intemperately, and you will apologize towards Sarah, right now.

  Sweetwater (2013)

• In her presidential speech to MESA, Yvonne Haddad responded intemperately to Bernard Lewis:

  Academic text (1995)

• Ligurio has to remind Callimaco not to speak intemperately and to curb his rushes of desire (1.3).

  Academic text (1996)

• She intemperately indulged in desserts, ignoring her diet completely.

• He argued intemperately, letting his emotions take over during the debate.

Synonyms

H

heavily

vsintemperately

320 1.0

To a large degree or too much

specifically involves immoderate indulgence of appetite or strong feeling

I

inordinately

vsintemperately

• Formal

7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

targets especially excess in appetites or strong desires rather than general size

V

voraciously

vsintemperately

5 5.9

With strong hunger for food or learning

is similar but centers on overindulgence in passion or appetite broadly

R

ravenously

vsintemperately

3 6.7

In a very hungry and eager way, like when you eat very fast

covers excessive behavior more broadly, not only physical hunger

I

indulgently

vsintemperately

2 6.6

In a kind, relaxed way that lets someone do things that may not be good for them

focuses on personal excess in appetite or passion rather than giving permission

S

sinfully

vsintemperately

2 7.0

In a way that feels extremely pleasurable and a little wrong

leans more on uncontrolled excess in appetite or passion than pleasure alone

E

exorbitantly

vsintemperately

1 7.3

Much more expensive than it should be

relates more to personal overindulgence in appetite or passion than pricing

I

insatiably

vsintemperately

1 7.7

In a way that always wants more and never gets enough

is about doing things excessively, especially in satisfying strong wants

I

immoderately

vsintemperately

1 7.6

In a way that is more than is reasonable

focuses more on overindulging appetite or passion than mere excess

S

self-indulgently

vsintemperately

6.9

In a way that lets a person enjoy things even if it hurts them

emphasizes loss of control in appetite or passion rather than simple permission

U

unholily

vsintemperately

• Informal

9.3

To an extremely large degree

is the formal sense of excess tied to indulgence in appetite or passion

Antonyms

M

moderately

47 2.8

To some degree but not very much

T

temperately

1 6.5

Act in a calm way without doing too much

How Excessive

wildly

57 2.7

excessively

32 3.0

intemperately

• Formal

9.1

immoderately

1 7.6

moderately

47 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology