Definition of tempered

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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..

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Good-tempered :: Good-tempered (a.) Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.
Frumpish :: Frumpish (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.
Temperable :: Temperable (a.) Capable of being tempered.
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Snappish; cross; ill-tempered.
Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman..
Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Wrawful :: Wrawful (a.) Ill-tempered.
Neal :: Neal (v. i.) To be tempered by heat.
Passionate :: Passionate (a.) Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature..
Tempered :: Tempered (imp. & p. p.) of Tempe.
Acid :: Acid (a.) Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered..
Jadish :: Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Tempered :: 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..
Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..
Pug :: Pug (n.) Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..
Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice..
Chalybeous :: Chalybeous (a.) Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel.
Bilious :: Bilious (a.) Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.
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