intemerate

[ in-tem-er-it ]
/ ɪnˈtɛm ər ɪt /

adjective

inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.

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, adverb in·tem·er·ate·ness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for intemerate

intemerate
/ (ɪnˈtɛmərɪt) /

adjective

rare not defiled; pure; unsullied

Derived forms of intemerate

intemerately, adverb intemerateness, noun

Word Origin for intemerate

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