Both Uses
tempered
in
Dreaming in Cuban
(Edited)
- Outside, the spring rains resume ill-temperedly.
Chpt 1.5 *temperedly = in a nasty (unkind) manner
- There's a sadness in her expression tempered by hope.
Chpt 3.16 *tempered = made less extreme
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)