attempered

English

Verb

attempered

1. simple past and past participle of attemper

Adjective

attempered (comparative more attempered, superlative most attempered)

1. Modified by admixture; well blended.
2. Of a moderate temperature; mild.
   • a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

     Attemper'd Suns arise, / Sweet-beam'd […] .

3. Having a moderate temperament; sober.

Derived terms

• unattempered

Anagrams

• temperated