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intemperate
adj 2verb 1
Collocations
1INTEMPERATE + NOUN
language, zeal
Definitions
adj
1
Lacking moderation, temper or control.
intemperate language
intemperate zeal
2
Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
verb
1
To put into disorder.
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intemperate language
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intemperate zeal
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Constantine engaged himself, by a solemn promise, to deliver Italy from the Goths; advanced as far as the banks of the Po; and after alarming, rather than assisting, his pusillanimous ally, hastily re
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