tempered

Speech parts

1. tempered - Adjective

2. tempered - Verb

Meaning

of Temper

Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hardened treated toughened harden season limited supported measured controlled modified moderate reserved mild qualified confined
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Antonyms

untempered disconcerted abandoned discouraged disturbed brittle
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Phrases with the word

good-tempered person be even-tempered less even-tempered hot-tempered bee tempered martensite mild tempered

Anagrams

detrempe

Examples

Regret for the things we have done will be tempered by time. It is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. Sydney J. Harris

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. George Orwell

I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense... Beatrix Potter

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

France was long a despotism tempered by epigrams. Thomas Carlyle

The rationalism of the creative minds was tempered by abundant fantasies, and the supreme beauty of the monuments was probably spoiled by the circumambient vanities and ugliness; in a few cases the Greeks came as close to perfection as it was possible to do, yet they were human and imperfect. George Sarton

Close letter words and terms

temperaturelessness temperaturewise temperaunce tempered distribution tempered martensite tempered steel