intemperately

Variant of intemperate

adjective

  1. not temperate; specif.,
    1. not moderate; lacking restraint; excessive
    2. severe or violent; inclement: an intemperate wind
  2. drinking too much alcoholic liquor

Origin: L intemperatus

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