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, nounWords nearby intemerate
intelligential,
intelligentsia,
intelligibility,
intelligible,
intelsat,
intemerate,
intemperance,
intemperate,
intend,
intendance,
intendancy
British Dictionary definitions for intemerate
intemerate
/ (ɪnˈtɛmərɪt) /
adjective
rare
not defiled; pure; unsullied
Derived forms of intemerate
intemerately, adverb intemerateness, nounWord Origin for intemerate
C15: from Latin
intemerātus undefiled, pure, from
in-
1 +
temerāre to darken, violate, from
temere rashly