intemperate
adjective /ɪnˈtempərət/
/ɪnˈtempərət/
(formal)- showing a lack of control over yourself
- intemperate language
- (old-fashioned) regularly drinking too much alcohol
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘inclement’): from Latin intemperatus, from in- ‘not’ + temperatus ‘mingled, restrained’ (from the verb temperare).