Dictionary Check: tempered

"tempered" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

adjective

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

Example: "a sword of tempered steel"
Antonyms:
adjective

adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

Example: "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"
Antonyms:

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