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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Jadish :: Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Good-humoredly :: Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.
Acrimonious :: Acrimonious (a.) Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper..
Contemperature :: Contemperature (n.) The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature.
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.
Chalybeous :: Chalybeous (a.) Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel.
Temperable :: Temperable (a.) Capable of being tempered.
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..
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
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..
Easy-going :: Easy-going (a.) Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive..
Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Pug :: Pug (n.) Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
Good-tempered :: Good-tempered (a.) Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.
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..
Attemperate :: Attemperate (a.) Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
Bilious :: Bilious (a.) Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.
Attempered :: Attempered (imp. & p. p.) of Attempe.
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..
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