tempered
having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination): a good-tempered child.
Music. tuned in accordance with some other temperament than just or pure temperament, especially tuned in equal temperament.
made less intense or violent, especially by the influence of something good or benign: justice tempered with mercy.
properly moistened or mixed, as clay.
Metallurgy. of or relating to steel or cast iron that has been tempered.
Origin of tempered
1Other words from tempered
- non·tem·pered, adjective
- un·tem·pered, adjective
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How to use tempered in a sentence
Even the new Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, has generated tempered optimism.
It can take a while to collect a full charge, but it is equipped with tempered steel blades and thirteen attachments to keep you looking fresh and clean.
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They should not regain the snap of tempered chocolate — soft is preferable here.
Tahini stands in for peanut butter in these nostalgic sesame blossoms | Kathryn Pauline | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostYet this enthusiasm was more tempered in subsequent reports.
History reminds us that vaccines alone don’t end pandemics | E. Thomas Ewing | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
He describes them as building a wall and then putting some untempered stuff, a whitewash, upon the wall.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinKerk's attitude was completely emotional, untempered by the slightest touch of logic.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonThe wind was pitiless, untempered even by the shelter of a tree or barn.
Europe from a Motor Car | Russell RichardsonThe raw, untempered glare of the sun was giving place to a limitless pour of silvery moonlight.
Brand Blotters | William MacLeod RaineShe had also, with the untempered candour of eighteen, suggested to Fay that she should cease to make a slave of Magdalen.
Prisoners | Mary Cholmondeley
British Dictionary definitions for tempered
/ (ˈtɛmpəd) /
music
(of a scale) having the frequency differences between notes adjusted in accordance with the system of equal temperament: See temperament
(of an interval) expanded or contracted from the state of being pure
(in combination) having a temper or temperament as specified: ill-tempered
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