See Also: ill-tempered(dictionary)
ill-tempered(dictionary)
hot-tempered(dictionary)
even-tempered(dictionary)
bad-tempered(dictionary)
tempered(dictionary)
good-tempered(dictionary)
quick-tempered(dictionary)
short-tempered(dictionary)
sweet-tempered(dictionary)

tempered (iou)



tempered adjective. ME.
[from TEMPER noun, verb1: see -ED2, -ED1.]
That has been tempered. ME.
Dryden The temper'd metals clash, and yield a silver sound. A. Powell Uncertain what exactly he meant..I gave a tempered reply.
Having a temper, esp. of a specified kind. Freq. as 2nd elem. of comb. ME.
bad-tempered, good-tempered, hot-tempered, etc.