Both Uses of
tempered
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- "Oh, come off it!" said Edmund, who was tired and pretending not to be tired, which always made him bad-tempered.†
Chpt 1 *
- Giants of any sort are now so rare in England and so few giants are good-tempered that ten to one you have never seen a giant when his face is beaming.†
Chpt 16 *
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