See Also: distemperate(dictionary)

distemperate (iou)



distemperate adjective. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Late Latin distemperatus, formed as DIS- 2, TEMPERATE adjective.]
Of the air, weather, etc.: not temperate; disturbed; inclement. LME-M17.
(Of the bodily humours) not properly tempered, disordered by excess or deficiency of some constituent; diseased; in bad health or poor condition. M16-M17.
Immoderate, excessive; intemperate. M16.