meaning of tempered
1. 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.
2. of Temper
3. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly
">sympathy"
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