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Spendthrift vs Intemperate - What's the difference?

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Spendthrift is a related term of intemperate.


As adjectives the difference between spendthrift and intemperate

is that spendthrift is wasteful, improvident or profligate while intemperate is lacking moderation, temper or control.

As a noun spendthrift

is someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

As a verb intemperate is

(obsolete|transitive) to disorder.

spendthrift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

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    Derived terms

    * spendthrift trust

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wasteful, improvident or profligate.
  • Lavish or extravagant.

    • 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)