intemperateadjective
uk/ɪnˈtem.pər.ət/us/ɪnˈtem.pɚ.ət/formalshowing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled:
an intemperate outburst
intemperate language
The governor said he would not be provoked into intemperate action.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Uncontrolled
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- amok
- amuck
- cut loose idiom
- extravagant
- like mad idiom
- mad
- maniacal
- out of hand idiom
- rampant
- raw
- rebellious
- spin
- spiral
- tearaway
- unbridled
- unchecked
- uncontrollable
- unmanageable
- wildfire
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intemperately
adverb uk/ɪnˈtem.pər.ət.li/us/ɪnˈtem.pɚ.ət.li/
intemperance
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈtem.pər.əns/us/ɪnˈtem.pɚ.əns/