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US
/ˈtɛmpɝd/
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[ UK /tˈɛmpəd/ ]
[ UK /tˈɛmpəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
a sword of tempered steel
tempered glass -
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
criticism tempered with kindly sympathy
How To Use tempered In A Sentence
- It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions. The Unshine Boys
- He is liked by every one in the auberge, which is more than can be said of yourself; he is always good tempered, and is quiet and unassuming. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes
- I wonder what Maggie Dixon said that finally pushed even sweet-tempered Eva Lou over the edge? DEVIL'S CLAW
- At the beginning of the play, we see Lear as a proud, vain, quick-tempered old king, not necessarily evil, but certainly not good.
- I'm not sure the term insufferable boor is quite adequate here, I'm not saying that he's entirely without humor, but it's the sort of humor that is always tempered by a reminder of how much money he has and how he is holding it over his adult children. Outfoxed Diary Entry
- 'Panetta is an even-tempered and highly regarded Washington player -- kind of a Mr. Fixit in a nice suit. OpEdNews - Quicklink: David Corn: Obama Picks Anti-Torture Advocate for CIA Chief
- untempered steel
- It was like a particularly manic amusement park ride, with the amusement somewhat tempered by mortal fear.
- Lord Allen may have been wrong in his head, or ill-advised, or foolishly over-zealous, but his ill-tempered upbraiding of the Dublin Corporation for what he called their treasonable extravagance in thus honouring Swift, whom he deemed an enemy of the King, was the act of a fool. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish
- Premium cable - that is, unsponsored channels you pay for separately - doesn't have those constraints and is free to show us conflicts untempered by political correctness.