The Clue
Intemperate (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DISSIPATED
Tags
Notes
The answer DISSIPATED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DISSIPATE as a verb:
1. (disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter) = to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
2. (disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out) = move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
3. (fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away) = spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
4. live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
DISSIPATED as an adjective:
1. (debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast) = unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
2. (dissipated, betting, card-playing, sporting) = preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"