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DISTEMPERATE
Etymology
Adjective
distemperate (comparative more distemperate, superlative most distemperate)
(obsolete) immoderate
(obsolete) diseased; disordered
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*tem"per*ate, a. Etym: [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]
1. Immoderate. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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