heavily, intemperately, hard
(adverb) indulging excessively; “he drank heavily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intemperately (comparative more intemperately, superlative most intemperately)
In an intemperate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*tem`per*ate*ly, adv.
Definition: In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint. The people . . . who behaved very unwisely and intemperately on that occasion. Burke.
In*tem`per*ate, a. Etym: [L. intemperatus. See In- not, and Temperate.]
1. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.
2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors.
3. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather. Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst. Milton. Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. Ecclus. xxiii. 13.
In*tem`per*ate, v. t.
Definition: To disorder. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
