tempered: Meaning and Definition of
tem•pered
Pronunciation: (tem'purd), [key]
— adj.
- having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination): a good-tempered child.
- tuned in accordance with some other temperament than just or pure temperament, esp. tuned in equal temperament.
- made less intense or violent, esp. by the influence of something good or benign: justice tempered with mercy.
- properly moistened or mixed, as clay.
- of or pertaining to steel or cast iron that has been tempered.
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