well-tempered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Behind the crosshatched front grille lives a well-tempered, turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and permanent all-wheel drive, including a digitally controlled limited-slip differential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
It bends the well-tempered notes of the European scale into idiosyncratic microtones and mocks any inflexible rhythm.
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
“Dry Town,” for example, is an uptempo number that rolls with the well-tempered twang of something from the 1950s..
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2016
The punningly titled device is not quite a well-tempered clavier, but sort of an automotive gamelan.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2016
Thy noble son of the well-tempered arms, high-spirited Oisin of the powerful hands, is the champion that I am now speaking of.”
From The Irish Fairy Book by Various
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