tempered
adjective
having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination).
untempered
-
a word derived from
tempered.
Example Sentences
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At 107 minutes, it was an unusually slow performance, but one allowing full Mahler time for extreme swings of emotion, from a ravishing smelling of the roses to outbursts of untempered angst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Still, optimism persisted in spite of it all, at least long enough for many American leaders to greet the Arab Spring of 2011 with untempered hope.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2018
If by “rewarding” you mean “educational” — not a different definition that would involve, for example, money or untempered joy.
From The Verge ● Nov. 3, 2017
But Bevin is the first to make an explicit case, untempered by euphemism or evasion.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2016
When Homer came to the back of the wagon with a lantern and revealed Ridgeway’s face, the slave catcher was staring at her with untempered fury.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
