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Crooked vs Intemperate - What's the difference?

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Crooked is a related term of intemperate.


As verbs the difference between crooked and intemperate

is that crooked is (crook) while intemperate is (obsolete|transitive) to disorder.

As adjectives the difference between crooked and intemperate

is that crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles while intemperate is lacking moderation, temper or control.

crooked

English

Etymology 1

From crook, equivalent to .

Verb

(head)
  • (crook)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
    • We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
  • Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
    • That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  • (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
    • He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

    intemperate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking moderation, temper or control.
    • intemperate''' language; '''intemperate zeal
    Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car'' - ''The Week , 14 April 2007, 609 , 4.
  • Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (intemperat)
  • (obsolete) To disorder.
    • (Webster 1913)