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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Temperable :: Temperable (a.) Capable of being tempered.
Attemperate :: Attemperate (a.) Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman..
Acrimonious :: Acrimonious (a.) Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper..
Frumpish :: Frumpish (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.
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..
Jadish :: Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.
Neal :: Neal (v. i.) To be tempered by heat.
Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice..
Pug :: Pug (n.) Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Snappish; cross; ill-tempered.
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.
Peppery :: Peppery (a.) Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Attempered :: Attempered (imp. & p. p.) of Attempe.
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..
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..
Steel :: Steel (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon..
Tempered :: Tempered (imp. & p. p.) of Tempe.
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
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