attempered

English

Verb

attempered

simple past and past participle of attemper

Adjective

attempered (comparative more attempered, superlative most attempered)

Modified by admixture; well blended.
Of a moderate temperature; mild.
- 1730, James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
  Attemper'd Suns arise, / Sweet-beam'd […] .
Having a moderate temperament; sober.

Derived terms

unattempered

Anagrams

temperated

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