temperate
adjective
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc..
temperateness
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a word derived from
temperate.
Example Sentences
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It is a sow’s ear made from the silk purse of his election, which was the nation’s plea for temperateness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
The smartest strategy, therefore, is to encourage Kavanaugh when he demonstrates temperateness and restraint.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
For all his temperateness of tone, and for all the meticulously reasoned arguments that he has shepherded into the pages of National Affairs, Levin justly says his ideas are radical.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2014
“They belong,” it was said, with the temperateness of true dignity, “to our old families, and that is something, you know, even in America.”
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett
He was scrupulously honest with his customers, and fairly moderate in his charges, relying on this uncommon integrity and temperateness of disposition to make personal liking the basis of his commercial success.
From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Ridgwell Cullum
