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in-tempĕrĭes , ēi, f.,
I.intemperateness, inclemency.
I. Lit.: “caeli,Liv. 8, 18: “aquarum,immoderate rains, id. 3, 31.— Hence, transf., a tempest, storm, i. e. calamity: “intemperies modo in nostram advenit domum,Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 3.—
II. Trop.
A. Intemperate behavior, outrageous conduct, fury, madness, insanity, folly: “amici,Cic. Att. 4, 6: “cohortium,Tac. H. 1, 64: “mulierum,Gell. 1, 23, 11: intemperies ista quae μελαγχολία dicitur, id. 18, 7, 4.—Plur.: “has ejus (Xanthippes) intemperies in maritum demirari,Gell. 1, 17, 2. —
B. In gen., intemperance: “ebrietatis,Just. 12, 13, 10.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 4.6
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.64
    • Plautus, Captivi, 4.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8, 18
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 31
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 18.7.4
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.17.2
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.23.11
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