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 tempered
 
 
 
       
        
         | 1. | (adjective) adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy" |  
	 |  | Antonyms: untempered |  | 
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         | 2. | (adjective) made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" |  
	 |  | Synonyms: hardened, toughened, treated |  
	 |  | Antonyms: untempered |  | 
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