In*tem`per*ate*ness, n.

1.

The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking.

2.

Severity of weather; inclemency.

Boyle.

By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors. Sir M. Hale.

 

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