† inˈtemperant, a. and n. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. intemperānt-em, f. in- (in-3) + temperānt-em, pr. pple. of temperāre to qualify, moderate, temper: see -ant.]
A. adj. Wanting moderation or self-restraint; incontinent, intemperate.
| 1542 Udall Erasm. Apoph. (1877) 15 Soche as be intemperaunt, that is: foloers of their naughtie appetites and lustes. 1598 J. D. tr. Le Roy's Aristotles Politiqves 377 They which begin so yong to haue the company and vse of men are more intemperant. |
B. n. One who is intemperate, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors.
| 1882 in Annandale (Suppl.), citing Dr. B. W. Richardson. |
Hence inˈtemperantly adv., in an intemperate manner.
| 1561 T. Norton Calvin's Inst. iv. 58 He that behaueth himselfe intemperantly..geueth euil example to his brethren. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. I. 111 To truble hail the Republik, gif the king leiuet intemperantlie, and by the boundes of his office. |