Meaning & use
Tempered
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Moderated or brought into a desired condition by adjustment, or, of metal, hardened and toughened through controlled heating and cooling.
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Her criticism was tempered with genuine encouragement.
Tempered glass is used in car windows because it shatters into small, blunt pieces rather than sharp shards.
A note on using this word
Used both figuratively for emotions or judgment and literally in metallurgy and glass manufacturing.
Words with a similar meaning
moderatedhardened
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Words with an opposite meaning
untempered
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