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