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intemerate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin intemerātus, from in- (without, not) + temerō (violate), from temerē (by chance, casually, rashly), whence also temerity.

Adjective

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intemerate (comparative more intemerate, superlative most intemerate)

  1. (rare) pure, undefiled, chaste

Quotations

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Italian

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intemerate

  1. feminine plural of intemerato

Latin

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Adjective

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intemerāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of intemerātus

References

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  • intemerate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intemerate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.