temperate
Speech parts
1. temperate - Adjective
2. temperate - Verb
3. temperate - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
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a moderate penalty
temperate in his response to criticism
temperate in his habits
a temperate response to an insult
temperate in his eating and drinking
a temperate region