intemerate

English

Alternative forms

intemerated (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

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

Adjective

intemerate (comparative more intemerate, superlative most intemerate)

(rare) pure, undefiled, chaste

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:intemerate.

Italian

Adjective

intemerate

feminine plural of intemerato

Latin

Adjective

intemerāte

vocative masculine singular of intemerātus

References

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

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