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Meanings of tempered in English

Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.

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              Usage of tempered in English
              1
              His disastrous economic management is tempered against his impressive rise to power.
              The South African
              2
              Although the result was tempered by Strachan's verdict of his side's performance.
              The Guardian
              3
              A little quick-tempered in handling help; expects too much at the outset.
              Analyzing Character / The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in...
              4
              Visitors considered Roman drivers ill-tempered, short of patience, and heavy of foot.
              Map of bones
              5
              Emery said he wanted his players passion to be tempered with respect.
              The South African
              6
              Now Victor was the smartest sailor and best-tempered shipmate in the forecastle.
              John Barleycorn
              7
              Importantly, every Arsenal man tempered the celebrations with a similar reality check.
              The Guardian
              8
              No matter his reaction today, he will act in a tempered fashion.
              Speaks the Nightbird
              9
              The silence and the tempered splendour of the night weighed him down.
              Saint Augustin
              10
              Of course, they were all as bad-tempered as orcs on the march.
              Shadow prowler
              11
              Count Olaf wasneither interesting nor kind; he was demanding, short-tempered, and bad-smelling.
              The Bad Beginning
              12
              This vigor was guarded and tempered by the coldest prudence and punctuality.
              Representative Men: Seven Lectures
              13
              The feeling in the court next morning was good tempered, even jaunty.
              Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1
              14
              For an even-tempered person, she was finding it difficult to remain calm.
              The spurned viscountess
              15
              There is a tight-fitting, see-through tempered glass lid, which we consider essential.
              The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
              16
              The sighs of relief from AIDS activists are thus tempered with scepticism.
              The Irish Times
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