Both Uses of
temperate
in
Dubliners
- They had been married for twenty-two years and had lived happily until about two years ago when his wife began to be rather intemperate in her habits.†
Chpt 11 *
- She accepted his frequent intemperance as part of the climate, healed him dutifully whenever he was sick and always tried to make him eat a breakfast.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(temperate) lacking extremes -- especially of weather, climate, or behavior