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intemerate

[ in-tem-er-it ]
/ ɪnˈtɛm ər ɪt /
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adjective

inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.

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Origin of intemerate

1485–95; <Latin intemerātus, equivalent to in-in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM intemerate

in·tem·er·ate·ly, adverbin·tem·er·ate·ness, noun

Words nearby intemerate

intelligentsia, intelligent terminal, intelligibility, intelligible, Intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy
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Words related to intemerate

pristine, wholesome, refined, unadulterated, purified, subdued, platonic, virginal, celibate, unblemished, monogamous, clean, simple, stainless, quiet, virgin, vestal, moral, innocent, continent

British Dictionary definitions for intemerate

intemerate
/ (ɪnˈtɛmərɪt) /

adjective

rare not defiled; pure; unsullied

Derived forms of intemerate

intemerately, adverbintemerateness, noun

Word Origin for intemerate

C15: from Latin intemerātus undefiled, pure, from in- 1 + temerāre to darken, violate, from temere rashly
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