intemperately

adverb

as in immoderately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intemperately
  1. extravagantly
  2. unduly
  3. excessively
  4. overly
  5. inordinately
  6. intolerably
  7. exorbitantly
Adverb
  • That means extra-plush booths, marble countertops and extravagantly plated dishes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One by one, the dancers extravagantly performed in the center of the circle.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of extravagantly
Adverb
  • For a black artist like myself, forming and writing songs for a boy band is a form of code ditching, a way of seizing aesthetics and timbres that have been unduly withheld from my predecessors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The new process aims to prioritize scientific merit over unduly complicated engineering and financial planning during initial evaluations, and reduce selection timelines to encourage innovation.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of unduly
Adverb
  • Gunn brought his signature blend of heart, humor, and needle drops, delivering an entertaining blockbuster that stood in clear contrast to the excessively dark DC films of the 2010s.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Beauty trends are constantly evolving, and this year clearly favors a more textured and luminous complexion—one that isn’t excessively shiny.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of excessively
Adverb
  • Noah Siviglia, an engineer coordinating the work, asked employees to help identify project costs and completion dates, noting that the information did not need to be overly precise because of the tight deadline.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although much of his lineup leaned heavy-handed or overly undone, the most notable bias looks were the ones designed for ease, modernity and lightness.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of overly
Adverb
  • The inclusion of rice and beans jacks up the price inordinately.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Former Intel engineer François Piednoël claimed that the Skylake architecture was inordinately buggy and that Apple was the one finding a lot of the bugs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
Definition of inordinately
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    — Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    — Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of intolerably
Adverb
  • Solid Wood Furniture Solid wood furniture is exorbitantly expensive now, so don’t ever throw it out.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In 1969, a Miami News report cited her exorbitantly expensive rates—up to a thousand dollars for a single birth-chart analysis.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of exorbitantly
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