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Intemperate vs Inordinate - What's the difference?

intemperate | inordinate |

As adjectives the difference between intemperate and inordinate

is that intemperate is lacking moderation, temper or control while inordinate is excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

As a verb intemperate

is (obsolete|transitive) to disorder.

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.

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    Verb

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

    inordinate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

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