All 4 Uses of
tempered
in
Great Expectations
- He was a mild, good-natured, sweet-tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow,—a sort of Hercules in strength, and also in weakness.†
Chpt 2
- She was not beautiful,—she was common, and could not be like Estella,—but she was pleasant and wholesome and sweet-tempered.†
Chpt 17
- A deficient, ill-tempered, lowering, stupid fellow.†
Chpt 38
- Nor you, sweet-tempered Biddy!†
Chpt 52 *
Definition:
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(tempered as in: short-tempered) having a typical mood or temperament -- often in reference to how easily one is angered