temperedadj.

/ˈtɛmpəd/

Etymology: < temper v., temper n. + -ed suffix¹.

†1.

a. Brought to or having a proper or desired temper, quality, or consistence (usually by mixture of elements or mingling of qualities); hence, of an intermediate or moderate quality free from either extreme; temperate. Obsolete except as below.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionately mixed

tempereda1450

tempered1638

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > adjusting by tempering or mixing > tempered

tempereda1450

attempered1481

contemperatec1484

temperated1737

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1906) 9 It is good to serue God..and lyue tempered and moderat lyff.

c1480 (a1400) St. Lucy 288 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 395 Þat [sc. pyk & brynstan] grewit hyre nomare, na It a tempryt bath ware.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 222 The fryste tokyn of good complexcion Is temperid flesshe betwene nesshe and harde, and namely be-twen lene and fatte.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus i. xviii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 422 Leauing in the middest an hal open in height to the tempered aer vnder heauen.

b. with adverbial qualification.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionately mixed

tempereda1450

tempered1638

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 284 To worke in us the impression of an excellently tempered complexion.

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 101/2 Wine..kept in a dry cool place, always equally tempered.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 692 In the heaven above an excellently tempered climate.

c. That has been brought to the required degree of hardness and elasticity, as steel; also said vaguely or poetically of other metals.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > tempered or hardened

nealed1576

tempered1663

annealed1684

work-hardened1846

attempered1852

air-hardened1877

strain-hardened1914

work-hardened1915

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [adjective] > hardened

oil-tempered?1440

well-tempered1566

tempered1663

Harveyized1892

Harveyed1894

cyanided1921

martempered1953

1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §85 Such..bolts..being made of tempered Steel.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 455 The temper'd Metals clash; and yield a Silver sound.

1727 J. Gay Fables I. xii. 40 Some..head the darts with temper'd gold.

1789 R. Hole Arthur v No temper'd mail resists Fiacha's might.

1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 271/1 The word ‘tempered’ (as applied to steel) should properly apply to all degrees of hardness denotable by colour in the colour test.

d. Mixed or compounded in due proportion; worked up to a suitable consistency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > in due proportion

attempered1481

tempered1697

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > other attributes of clay

tempered1697

lean1754

unvitrescible1783

exfodiated1795

puddled1796

white-burning1875

wedged1903

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 57 Delve of convenient Depth your thrashing Floor; With temper'd Clay, then fill and face it o're.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 255 Cover the Head of the Stock with temper'd Clay, or with soft Wax.

1778 R. Lowth Isaiah Notes 158 Bricks, made with tempered clay and chopped straw.

e. Music. That has been tuned or adjusted in pitch according to some temperament n. (sense 10).

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > specific system of tuning

tempered1728

well-tempered1820

isotonic1828

mesotonic1864

commatic1875

schistic1875

tertian1875

temperate1876

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Temperament To mend these imperfect Concords, the Musicians have bethought themselves to temper, i. e. give them part of the Agreeableness of perfect ones... All such Divisions of the Octave are call'd temper'd, or temperative Systems.

1788 T. Cavallo in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 250 One may easily perceive, how small is the difference between the perfect fifths of the latter, and the tempered ones of the former.

1829–32 T. P. Thompson Exercises II. 139 Nobody denies that the different keys on tempered instruments have different qualities.

1875 A. J. Ellis tr. H. L. F. von Helmholtz On Sensations of Tone iii. xvi. 510 We cannot..fail to recognise the influence of tempered intonation upon the style of composition.

1879 C. H. H. Parry in Grove Dict. Music II. 11/2 The larger intervals contained in the tempered octave are all to a certain extent out of tune.

2. Constituted or endowed with a specified temper or disposition (in various senses of temper).

a. Qualified by an adverb.

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the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > having specific disposition

hearteda1200

cheeredc1225

entechedc1374

tempered1390

disposedc1430

conditioneda1450

mindedc1487

conceited?1536

inclined1543

natured1552

humoured1566

mettled1576

digested1607

complexioned1643

dispositioned1646

complexionated1650

constitutioned1711

complexionate1750

temperamented-

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 266 For his corage is tempred so, That thogh he mihte himself relieve, Yit wolde he noght an other grieve.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 111 He yat is vertuous jn the vertu of yat fors, is ay temperit, yat he excedis nocht.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 162/2 It is so meruaylously tempered that a mouse may wade therin, and an Olyphaunt be drowned therin.

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 143 Perseus (one better tempered, Then to behold a Virgine slaughtered, Without assayd reuenge).

a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) i. 16 A quiet, and equally tempered people.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 176 Children, sweetly tempered like their mother.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. xlv. 15 Indications that its form of government was not unhappily tempered.

b. Qualified by an adjective, so as to become a parasynthetic derivative of temper n.: Having a temper of such a kind (mild-tempered = of mild temper).The 18th cent. quots. show the gradual change from a.

ΚΠ

1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. x. 178 Heavy unequal tempered Stuff.

1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 169 A cold mild-tempered easy patient.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 10 She aim'd to be worse-temper'd than ordinary.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 88 The French..are a..good temper'd people as is under heaven.

1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. 80 Lamented that so mild a tempered, pretty kind of woman, should be subject to his tyranny.

1796 C. Smith Marchmont III. 146 So unhappy a tempered woman.

1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God iii. i. 267 Self-controlled, modest, faithful, and even-tempered.

1901 Wide World Mag. 8 149/2 Hard at bargaining..and cross-tempered withal.

3. Modified by the admixture or influence of some other element; seasoned; moderated, mitigated, allayed, toned-down; limited.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe

temperate1398

alleviate1531

mitigated1546

mollified1581

swageda1603

well-tempered1602

castigate1642

tempered1654

slackened1725

castigated1728

temperated1737

subsided1753

moderated1773

chastised1790

softened1794

mildeneda1802

modulateda1806

relaxed1825

chastened1844

1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 298 In a moderated proportion..wine is mingled with water, as the Spirit with a man. And he receivs in the Feast..tempered wine unto faith.

1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music v. 85 Sophocles appeared next; of a more sedate and tempered Majesty.

1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 47 No man can be a friend to a tempered monarchy who bears a decided hatred to monarchy itself.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vi. 90 They proceeded to a third room in a more tempered step.

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. vi. 157 At this crisis, the tempered wisdom of the Queen saved the nation.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 23 Mar. 2/3 He..listened to his tempered speech—it was a much milder note than on Tuesday.

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

单词	tempered
释义	temperedadj. /ˈtɛmpəd/ Etymology: < temper v., temper n. + -ed suffix¹. †1. a. Brought to or having a proper or desired temper, quality, or consistence (usually by mixture of elements or mingling of qualities); hence, of an intermediate or moderate quality free from either extreme; temperate. Obsolete except as below. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionately mixed tempereda1450 tempered1638 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > adjusting by tempering or mixing > tempered tempereda1450 attempered1481 contemperatec1484 temperated1737 a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1906) 9 It is good to serue God..and lyue tempered and moderat lyff. c1480 (a1400) St. Lucy 288 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 395 Þat [sc. pyk & brynstan] grewit hyre nomare, na It a tempryt bath ware. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 222 The fryste tokyn of good complexcion Is temperid flesshe betwene nesshe and harde, and namely be-twen lene and fatte. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus i. xviii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 422 Leauing in the middest an hal open in height to the tempered aer vnder heauen. b. with adverbial qualification. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionately mixed tempereda1450 tempered1638 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 284 To worke in us the impression of an excellently tempered complexion. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 101/2 Wine..kept in a dry cool place, always equally tempered. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 692 In the heaven above an excellently tempered climate. c. That has been brought to the required degree of hardness and elasticity, as steel; also said vaguely or poetically of other metals. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > tempered or hardened nealed1576 tempered1663 annealed1684 work-hardened1846 attempered1852 air-hardened1877 strain-hardened1914 work-hardened1915 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [adjective] > hardened oil-tempered?1440 well-tempered1566 tempered1663 Harveyized1892 Harveyed1894 cyanided1921 martempered1953 1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §85 Such..bolts..being made of tempered Steel. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis viii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 455 The temper'd Metals clash; and yield a Silver sound. 1727 J. Gay Fables I. xii. 40 Some..head the darts with temper'd gold. 1789 R. Hole Arthur v No temper'd mail resists Fiacha's might. 1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 271/1 The word ‘tempered’ (as applied to steel) should properly apply to all degrees of hardness denotable by colour in the colour test. d. Mixed or compounded in due proportion; worked up to a suitable consistency. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > in due proportion attempered1481 tempered1697 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [adjective] > other attributes of clay tempered1697 lean1754 unvitrescible1783 exfodiated1795 puddled1796 white-burning1875 wedged1903 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 57 Delve of convenient Depth your thrashing Floor; With temper'd Clay, then fill and face it o're. View more context for this quotation 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 255 Cover the Head of the Stock with temper'd Clay, or with soft Wax. 1778 R. Lowth Isaiah Notes 158 Bricks, made with tempered clay and chopped straw. e. Music. That has been tuned or adjusted in pitch according to some temperament n. (sense 10). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > specific system of tuning tempered1728 well-tempered1820 isotonic1828 mesotonic1864 commatic1875 schistic1875 tertian1875 temperate1876 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Temperament To mend these imperfect Concords, the Musicians have bethought themselves to temper, i. e. give them part of the Agreeableness of perfect ones... All such Divisions of the Octave are call'd temper'd, or temperative Systems. 1788 T. Cavallo in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 250 One may easily perceive, how small is the difference between the perfect fifths of the latter, and the tempered ones of the former. 1829–32 T. P. Thompson Exercises II. 139 Nobody denies that the different keys on tempered instruments have different qualities. 1875 A. J. Ellis tr. H. L. F. von Helmholtz On Sensations of Tone iii. xvi. 510 We cannot..fail to recognise the influence of tempered intonation upon the style of composition. 1879 C. H. H. Parry in Grove Dict. Music II. 11/2 The larger intervals contained in the tempered octave are all to a certain extent out of tune. 2. Constituted or endowed with a specified temper or disposition (in various senses of temper). a. Qualified by an adverb. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > having specific disposition hearteda1200 cheeredc1225 entechedc1374 tempered1390 disposedc1430 conditioneda1450 mindedc1487 conceited?1536 inclined1543 natured1552 humoured1566 mettled1576 digested1607 complexioned1643 dispositioned1646 complexionated1650 constitutioned1711 complexionate1750 temperamented- 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 266 For his corage is tempred so, That thogh he mihte himself relieve, Yit wolde he noght an other grieve. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 111 He yat is vertuous jn the vertu of yat fors, is ay temperit, yat he excedis nocht. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 162/2 It is so meruaylously tempered that a mouse may wade therin, and an Olyphaunt be drowned therin. 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 143 Perseus (one better tempered, Then to behold a Virgine slaughtered, Without assayd reuenge). a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) i. 16 A quiet, and equally tempered people. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 176 Children, sweetly tempered like their mother. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. xlv. 15 Indications that its form of government was not unhappily tempered. b. Qualified by an adjective, so as to become a parasynthetic derivative of temper n.: Having a temper of such a kind (mild-tempered = of mild temper).The 18th cent. quots. show the gradual change from a. ΚΠ 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. x. 178 Heavy unequal tempered Stuff. 1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 169 A cold mild-tempered easy patient. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 10 She aim'd to be worse-temper'd than ordinary. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 88 The French..are a..good temper'd people as is under heaven. 1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. 80 Lamented that so mild a tempered, pretty kind of woman, should be subject to his tyranny. 1796 C. Smith Marchmont III. 146 So unhappy a tempered woman. 1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God iii. i. 267 Self-controlled, modest, faithful, and even-tempered. 1901 Wide World Mag. 8 149/2 Hard at bargaining..and cross-tempered withal. 3. Modified by the admixture or influence of some other element; seasoned; moderated, mitigated, allayed, toned-down; limited. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe temperate1398 alleviate1531 mitigated1546 mollified1581 swageda1603 well-tempered1602 castigate1642 tempered1654 slackened1725 castigated1728 temperated1737 subsided1753 moderated1773 chastised1790 softened1794 mildeneda1802 modulateda1806 relaxed1825 chastened1844 1654 Bp. J. Taylor Real Presence 298 In a moderated proportion..wine is mingled with water, as the Spirit with a man. And he receivs in the Feast..tempered wine unto faith. 1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music v. 85 Sophocles appeared next; of a more sedate and tempered Majesty. 1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 47 No man can be a friend to a tempered monarchy who bears a decided hatred to monarchy itself. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vi. 90 They proceeded to a third room in a more tempered step. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. vi. 157 At this crisis, the tempered wisdom of the Queen saved the nation. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 23 Mar. 2/3 He..listened to his tempered speech—it was a much milder note than on Tuesday. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1390
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