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intemerate

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

adjective

  1. inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.

intemerate British  
/ ɪnˈtɛmərɪt /

adjective

  1. rare not defiled; pure; unsullied

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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

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