temperableadj.

/ˈtɛmpərəb(ə)l/

Etymology: probably < medieval Latin temperābilis; but perhaps < temper n., temper v. + -able suffix: compare agreeable, customable, peaceable.

Now rare.

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†a. Of weather or climate: = temperate adj. 3.

†b. Of a person: = temperate adj. 1.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective]

methelyeOE

i-meteOE

methefulOE

attempre1297

measurablec1330

temprea1340

temperatec1380

temperantc1384

attemperatec1386

attemperelc1386

chastea1400

mannered1435

measureda1450

moderatea1450

well-measuredc1450

attempered1474

modest1548

sober1552

measurely1570

temperable1619

contemperate1647

submissive1753

managed1770

self-contained1838

inexplosive1867

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 16 In somer he muste haue temperable eir.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvi. l. 496 That he myhte beste herberwed to be, Into Most temperable place Abowtes þ^e see.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii/1 Temperable, temperabilis.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. i. viii. 30 That the fierce people might bee made temperable, through the feare of the Gods.

1629 tr. Herodian Hist. (1635) 31 Yet for a while, was the Prince more temperable, out of respect to his Fathers memory, and his Counsellours gravitie.

c. That may be tempered or made plastic.

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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable

freec1300

malleablec1395

pliablec1475

workable1545

hammerable1611

mouldable1626

soluble1650

kind1747

plastic1791

temperable1841

mild1878

manipulable1881

1841 R. W. Emerson Hist. in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 37 The fusible, hard, and temperable texture of metals.

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temperaˈbility n. ( Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	temperable
释义	temperableadj. /ˈtɛmpərəb(ə)l/ Etymology: probably < medieval Latin temperābilis; but perhaps < temper n., temper v. + -able suffix: compare agreeable, customable, peaceable. Now rare. Thesaurus » Categories » †a. Of weather or climate: = temperate adj. 3. †b. Of a person: = temperate adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective] methelyeOE i-meteOE methefulOE attempre1297 measurablec1330 temprea1340 temperatec1380 temperantc1384 attemperatec1386 attemperelc1386 chastea1400 mannered1435 measureda1450 moderatea1450 well-measuredc1450 attempered1474 modest1548 sober1552 measurely1570 temperable1619 contemperate1647 submissive1753 managed1770 self-contained1838 inexplosive1867 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 16 In somer he muste haue temperable eir. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvi. l. 496 That he myhte beste herberwed to be, Into Most temperable place Abowtes þ^e see. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii/1 Temperable, temperabilis. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. i. viii. 30 That the fierce people might bee made temperable, through the feare of the Gods. 1629 tr. Herodian Hist. (1635) 31 Yet for a while, was the Prince more temperable, out of respect to his Fathers memory, and his Counsellours gravitie. c. That may be tempered or made plastic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable freec1300 malleablec1395 pliablec1475 workable1545 hammerable1611 mouldable1626 soluble1650 kind1747 plastic1791 temperable1841 mild1878 manipulable1881 1841 R. W. Emerson Hist. in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 37 The fusible, hard, and temperable texture of metals. Derivatives Categories » temperaˈbility n. ( Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.c1400
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