tempered meaning and definition

TEMPERED adjective

Definition of tempered (adjective)

1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
   • "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
   • synonyms: hardened, toughened, treated
   • antonym: unhardened
2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
   • "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"
   • antonym: untempered