Both Uses of
tempered
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- You are foolish, Jim, utterly foolish; a bad-tempered boy, that is all.†
Chpt 5 *
- Mr. Hubbard was a florid, red-whiskered little man, whose admiration for art was considerably tempered by the inveterate impecuniosity of most of the artists who dealt with him.†
Chpt 10 *
Definitions:
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(tempered as in: short-tempered) having a typical mood or temperament -- often in reference to how easily one is angered
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(tempered as in: bad news tempered by kindness) made less extreme