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as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits
a talk show that seems to select political pundits mostly for their exhibitionistic intemperateness
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as in alcoholism
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
as far as the townspeople are concerned, the students at the local college seem to be far more noteworthy for their intemperateness than for their intellectualism
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Noun
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In 1982, he was ordered to undergo alcoholism and anger management therapy after attacking his third wife, Patti Carnel-Sherman, per The Guardian.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Then just two weeks later, her father died by suicide after a long, largely unseen struggle with alcoholism and depression.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet the outcome of the big bang was somehow a tiny sliver more matter than antimatter—all the galaxies, dust and living things in the universe belong to this minuscule excess.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Delano Miami Beach, which was built in 1947 and became a wildly popular hot spot for celebrities and a symbol of Miami Beach excess after a 1995 renovation, has reopened after six years.—
Connie Ogle
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Intemperateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intemperateness. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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