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Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.

In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint. The people . . . who behaved very unwisely and intemperately on that occasion. Burke.

The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking.

Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light. In this intense…

Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. You shall have your desires with interest. Shak.

or by air currents (air cooled) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive friction or seizing.

enduring; not able to endure. The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuthnot.

To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness; to elate unduly or excessively. Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. G. Eliot. They are not intoxicated by military success. Jowett (Thuc. ).

r part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.

One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.

Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. Shak.

A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women.

Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious. " Most like a liberal villain." Shak.

Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety. License they mean when they cry liberty. Milton.

Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press. A wit that no licentious pertness knows. Savage.

A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.

The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity. Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits. Arbuthnot.

Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome; excessively sweet or rich. And raisins keep their luscious, native taste. Dryden.

The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth. "Tropical luxuriance." B. Taylor.