"distemperate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more distemperate [comparative], most distemperate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin distemperatus, past participle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|distemperatus}} Latin distemperatus Head templates: {{en-adj}} distemperate (comparative more distemperate, superlative most distemperate)
  1. (obsolete) excessive Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-distemperate-en-adj-L0fmJ8a5
  2. (obsolete) diseased; disordered Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-distemperate-en-adj-6i7Pxd42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: distemperately
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