intemerate

English

Alternative forms

  • intemerated (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Latin intemerātus, from in- (without, not) + temerō (violate), from temerē (by chance, casually, rashly), whence also temerity.

Adjective

intemerate (comparative more intemerate, superlative most intemerate)

  1. (rare) pure, undefiled, chaste

Quotations

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Italian

Adjective

intemerate

  1. feminine plural of intemerato

Latin

Adjective

intemerāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of intemerātus

References

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