tempered
[tem-perd]
adjective
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
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Related Words for untempered
unwarranted, dizzying, irrational, unreasonable, undue, exorbitant, unconscionable, disproportionate, extortionate, extreme, gratuitous, immoderate, intemperate, outrageous, preposterous, superfluous, surplus, towering, uncalled-for, unrestrainedExamples from the Web for untempered
Historical Examples of untempered
And the sun poured down its untempered rays on the condemned.
The False ChevalierWilliam Douw Lighthall
It could not bear the untempered atmosphere of everyday life.
Christianity As A Mystical FactRudolf Steiner
He went to the bottom indeed, and did not 'daub with untempered mortar.'
George WhitefieldJoseph Belcher
Her justice was severe and unbending, and untempered with mercy.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)Ellen C. Clayton
The wind was pitiless, untempered even by the shelter of a tree or barn.
Europe from a Motor CarRussell Richardson
tempered
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