intemerateness

      English

      Etymology

      intemerate +‎ -ness

      Noun

      intemerateness (uncountable)

      1. (nonce word, obsolete) The state of being unpolluted; purity.
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      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

      Last modified on 5 June 2013, at 01:09