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intemerate
[ in-tem-er-it ]
adjective
- inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
intemerate
/ ɪnˈtɛmərɪt /
adjective
- rare.not defiled; pure; unsullied
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Derived Forms
- inˈtemerately, adverb
- inˈtemerateness, noun
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Other Words From
- in·temer·ate·ly adverb
- in·temer·ate·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intemerate1
1485–95; < Latin intemerātus, equivalent to in- in- 3 + temerā ( re ) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intemerate1
C15: from Latin intemerātus undefiled, pure, from in- 1+ temerāre to darken, violate, from temere rashly
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