tempered
adjective
uk/ˈtem.pəd/us/ˈtem.pɚd/temperedadjective(CONTROLLED)
limitedorcontrolled, or made lessextreme:
Herambitionsare temperedbythescaleof thetask.
Theirlovefor each other wasgrowingsteadily, but theemotionwas temperedwithsuspicion.
Pink is a temperedformoffierce,dramaticred.
- But hismachoarmyblusteris tempered by akeenintellect.
- TherestaurantservestraditionalBhutanesecuisinetempered towesterntastes.
- Heansweredwith a temperedoptimism.
- Farfrom being "astarkwarning," hisspeechwas a temperedacknowledgementthatevencentralbankershave a hardtimefiguringout whenmarketsareovervalued.
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- crowd
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- hamstring
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- straitjacket
- stunt
- tiesomeonedown
temperedadjective(CHANGED)
(of asubstance)changedbyheator achemicalprocess:
Temperedglasshas ahigherstrengththanstandardglass.
Theextremecoldturnedtemperedsteelbrittle.
temperedchocolate
- Themoneyiskeptin a temperedsteelsafe.
- Almost all ofourcookware sets have temperedglassso that you canseehow wellyourmealiscooking.
- Carefullywhiskin a temperedeggyolk.
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- electrolysis
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
Compare
untempered
See also
bad-tempered
even-tempered
good-tempered
ill-tempered
quick-tempered
short-tempered
-tempered