adjective

intempestus

fem. intempesta · neut. intempestum

2. in-tempus

unseasonable

unseasonable.

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Lit.: intempesta nox, the dead of night, Cic. Phil. 1, 3; id. Pis. 38; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; Verg. A. 3, 587; id. G. 1, 247 al.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 7; 7, § 72: nox intempesta, quae non habet idoneum tempus rebus gerendis, Macr. S. 1, 3, p. 209 Bip.—Hence, personified: intempesta silet Nox, dismal Night, the mother of the Furies, Verg. A. 12, 846.—

by extension

Unwholesome; unhealthy •

Unwholesome, unhealthy: Graviscae, Verg. A. 10, 184.—

Stormy •

Stormy, tempestuous: Tonans, Stat. Th. 2, 153.

Perseus ID: n24132 Key: intempestus