distemperate
/dɪsˈtɛmpərɪt/
adjective
- Lacking moderation or self-control; excessive or unrestrained in behavior, emotions, or actions.
- The king's distemperate spending left the treasury empty.
- His distemperate remarks during the meeting offended several colleagues.
- She regretted her distemperate reaction to the minor criticism.
- Extreme or severe in degree, especially regarding weather or climate.
- Distemperate heat waves have become more common in recent years.
- Farmers struggled with the distemperate conditions that ruined their crops.
- The region experienced a distemperate winter with record-breaking snowfall.
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