4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor. [Obs.] Little faults proceeding on distemper. Shak. Some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan.
5. Political disorder; tumult. Waller.
6. (Paint.) (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms. (b) A painting done with this preparation.
Syn. — Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady; indisposition; ailment. See Disease.
DISTEMPERANCE
Dis*tem"per*ance, n.
Defn: Distemperature. [Obs.]
DISTEMPERATE
Dis*tem"per*ate, a. Etym: [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]
1. Immoderate. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
DISTEMPERATELY
Dis*tem"per*ate*ly, adv.