well-tempered


adjective(well tempered when postpositive)
  1. (of a musical scale or instrument) conforming to the system of equal temperament: See temperament (def. 4)

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How to use well-tempered in a sentence

  • Certainly it is a motto that can only be borne triumphantly on the standard of a very well-tempered nation.

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