different between excessive vs intemperate

English

Etymology

From Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?s?s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)

1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Antonyms

• insufficient
• deficient

Derived terms

• excessive number

Related terms

• exceed
• excess

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.s?.siv/

Adjective

excessive

1. feminine singular of excessif

Interlingua

Adjective

excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

1. excessive

Related terms

• excesso

Latin

Adjective

excess?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of excess?vus

English

Etymology

in- +? temperate

Adjective

intemperate (comparative more intemperate, superlative most intemperate)

1. Lacking moderation, temper or control.

   intemperate language; intemperate zeal

   Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car - The Week, 14 April 2007, 609, 4.

2. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Translations

Verb

intemperate (third-person singular simple present intemperates, present participle intemperating, simple past and past participle intemperated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To disorder.

Anagrams

• impenetrate