even-tempered
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of even-tempered
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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There’s a lot of both genetic nature and nurture that goes in to making sure these dogs are even tempered.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
I’m pretty even tempered with him, but my partner is not, and I’m not sure how to deal with it.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020
Add to this reverent tone the fact that Jordan is also a cultural icon, that to offer even tempered praise is to take a stance against a certain kind of orthodoxy.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2020
Stewart Jackson, a former Conservative lawmaker, wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that Raab may be an “anti-Boris,” but he’s also “clever, self-assured and even tempered yet also cautious, managerial, unsentimental and taciturn.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020
He was one of those even tempered, level-headed, sound, sensible men to whom we naturally turned when there were difficult questions to settle.
From Fifty Years of Public Service by Cullom, Shelby M.
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