Intemperate vs Crapulous - What's the difference?
intemperate | crapulous | Synonyms |
Lacking moderation, temper or control.
Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.
Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating; drunk.
Intemperate is a synonym of crapulous.
As adjectives the difference between intemperate and crapulous
is that intemperate is lacking moderation, temper or control while crapulous is characterized by excessive eating or drinking.As a verb intemperate
is (obsolete|transitive) to disorder.intemperate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.
