distemperature
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of distemperature
1525–35; obsolete distemperate ( dis- 1 + temperate ) + -ure
Example Sentences
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How bloodily the Sun begins to peer Above yon busky hill! the day looks pale At his distemperature.
From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William
You are discomposed or displeased, my lord," replied Tressilian; "yet there is no occasion for distemperature.
From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir
How now, Anaides! what is it hath conjured up this distemperature in the circle of your face?
From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben
Then, in addition to these absolute weaknesses, come the disproportions of the body, the distemperature of various organs.
From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight
What obstructions, what irruptions of blood into the air-vessels, what distemperature of heat, what overflow of humours, do not result?
From Plutarch's Morals by Shilleto, Arthur Richard
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