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Meaning of 'tempered' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tempered [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Tempered [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Temper

Meaning of 'tempered' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tempered [ a]
Meaning (1):
- made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
Example in sentence:
  • a sword of tempered steel;
  • tempered glass
Meaning (2):
- adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
Example in sentence:
  • criticism tempered with kindly sympathy

Nearby Words:

temerarious temeration temerity temerous tempean temper tempera temperable temperament temperamental

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