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well-tempered

adjective (well tempered when postpositive)

(of a musical scale or instrument) conforming to the system of equal temperamentSee temperament (def. 4)

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Words nearby well-tempered

well-supplied, well-supported, well sweep, well-taken, well-taught, well-tempered, well-thought-of, well-thought-out, well-thumbed, well-timed, well-to-do
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