in-temperans, antis, adj., intemper, ate, immoderate. Lit.: intemperans atque immoderata permixtio, App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 11.

— Comp., Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 6, 3.

— Trop. That cannot govern himself, without moderation, extravagant, immoderate, intemperate: intemperantis esse arbitror scribere, quod occultari velit, Cic. Ac. 1, 1: fui paulo intemperantior fortasse, quam debui, i. e. I ought to have exhibited more moderation, id. Vatin. 1: intemperans sum in ejus rei cupiditate, id. Att. 13, 26: intemperans militaris in forti viro gloria, id. Tusc. 2, 17: in augendo eo non alius intemperantior est, Liv. 36, 38: avidi atque intemperantes animi, id. 24, 25: in voluptates, Sen. Ira, 1, 3: ad vescendum, Aur. Vict. Epit. 6.

— Incontinent, profligate, debauched: inter impudicas mulieres, et intemperantes viros versari, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 160: libidinosa et intemperans adulescentia, id. de Sen. 9, 29: impurissima atque intemperantissima pecus, id. Pis. 29.

—Adv.: intemperanter, immoderately, extravagantly, intemperately: nimis iracunde hoc quidem, et valde intemperanter, Cic. Phil. 1, 5: intemperanter abuti et otio et litteris, id. Tusc. 1, 3: lacerare aliquem, Plin. Ep. 1, 5.

— Comp.: ne intemperantius opibus suis utatur, Cic. Phil. 5, 18: insequi, Liv. 31, 37: amare, Plin. Pan. 68: adesse adversus aliquem. Suet. Claud. 38.

— Sup.: intemperantissime gloriari, App. Mag. p. 321, 33.