intemerate
[ in-tem-er-it ]
/ ɪnˈtɛm ər ɪt /
adjective
inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
Nearby words
intelligential, intelligentsia, intelligibility, intelligible, intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy
Origin of intemerate
1485–95; < Latin intemerātus, equivalent to in- in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·tem·er·ate·ly, adverbin·tem·er·ate·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for intemerate
intemerate
/ (ɪnˈtɛmərɪt) /
adjective
rare not defiled; pure; unsullied
Derived Forms
intemerately, adverbintemerateness, nounWord Origin for intemerate
C15: from Latin intemerātus undefiled, pure, from in- 1 + temerāre to darken, violate, from temere rashly
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