tempered
pronunciation
How to pronounce tempered in British English:
UK ['tempəd]
How to pronounce tempered in American English:
US ['tempəd]
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- Adjective:
- made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
Word Origin
- tempered (adj.)
- 1650s, "brought to desired hardness" (of metals, especially steel), past participle adjective from temper (v.). Meaning "toned down by admixture" is from 1650s; of music or musical instruments, "tuned," from 1727.
Example
- 1. Time has tempered my original resentment .
- 2. By mr bush 's second term , abrasive rhetoric gave way to a more tempered approach .
- 3. Stocks tempered their losses after a separate report on manufacturing was slightly more encouraging .
- 4. The uncertainty that makes companies hoard their cash would be tempered , not eliminated .
- 5. The current euphoria is tempered by a degree of scepticism from investors who have witnessed previous cycles .