All 3 Uses of
tempered
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "Not quite," said Scrimgeour, who looked bad tempered now.†
Chpt 7 *
- Her beaky nose, red-rimmed eyes, and lea-thery pink hat gave her the look of a bad-tempered flamingo.†
Chpt 8
- The baron was always a hot-tempered man.†
Chpt 31 *
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