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Meaning of tempered in English
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Qualitative Adjective
tempered
Definitions
1.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
Examples
« a sword of tempered steel »
« tempered glass »
Synonyms
annealed
baked
burned
burnt
curable
sunbaked
Antonyms
untempered
unhardened
2.
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
Examples
« criticism tempered with kindly sympathy »
Synonyms
diluted
toned down(p)
moderated
qualified
tuned
Antonyms
untempered