temperate
adjective
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc..
temperately
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a word derived from
temperate.
Example Sentences
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It further felt on this temperately fine evening like an advertisement for an idealized L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
In other words, Escalus suggested applying the law more temperately may help the pursuit of justice.
From Fox News ● Jun. 2, 2020
In Boccaccio’s Decameron, the 14th-century novellas about Florence during the Black Death, some people lived temperately, hoping it would protect their health, secluding themselves from society.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2020
“Watching the process has meant that my objections are now … tempered,” she said, temperately.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2018
He laughed temperately, doing this, and walked on, sprinkling bright dimes everywhere.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
