All 5 Uses of
tempered
in
Pride and Prejudice
- He is a sweet-tempered, amiable, charming man.†
p. 81.0 *sweet-tempered = not easily angered or upset
- I should take him, even on my slight acquaintance, to be an ill-tempered man.†
p. 77.1
- You will find her manners beyond anything I can describe; and your wit and vivacity, I think, must be acceptable to her, especially when tempered with the silence and respect which her rank will inevitably excite.†
p. 104.2
- That he was not a good-tempered man had been her firmest opinion.†
p. 238.6
- But I have always observed, that they who are good-natured when children, are good-natured when they grow up; and he was always the sweetest-tempered, most generous-hearted boy in the world.†
p. 238.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(tempered as in: bad news tempered by kindness) made less extreme
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(2)
(tempered as in: tempered steel) made stronger or more flexible by heat treatment -- often of steel or glass
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(3)
(tempered as in: short-tempered) having a typical mood or temperament -- often in reference to how easily one is angered