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tempered
'tempered' - used as an adjective
1.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
a sword of tempered steel
tempered glass
2.
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
criticism tempered with kindly sympathy
See also
annealed
baked
burned
burnt
curable
diluted
moderated
qualified
sunbaked
toned down
tuned
Antonym
untempered
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Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
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- William E. Gladstone
Fact of the day
Approximately 25% of all scald burns to children are from hot tap water and is associated with more deaths than with any other liquid.