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intemperateness

Definitions of intemperateness
  1. noun
    excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
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    types:
    fling, spree
    a brief indulgence of your impulses
    dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy
    dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
    jag
    a bout of drinking or drug taking
    spending spree
    a brief period of extravagant spending
    type of:
    humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering
    the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
  2. noun
    consumption of alcoholic drinks
    synonyms: intemperance
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    types:
    boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
    drinking bout
    a long period of drinking
    type of:
    vice
    a specific form of evildoing
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