= tempered, adj. Obsolete.

Alleviated; extenuated, palliated.

That is or has been mitigated; alleviated, tempered, qualified; (Christian Church) designating or relating to a religious order less austere than…

That has been mollified; appeased, conciliated; †softened, rendered soft or supple (obsolete); †made less severe; mitigated (obsolete).

Reduced, restrained.

figurative and in figurative contexts: strong, durable; (also, esp. of speech or writing) sharp, cutting. Now rare.

Subdued, chastened, moderated; revised and emended.

Modified by the admixture or influence of some other element; seasoned; moderated, mitigated, allayed, toned-down; limited.

Rendered less tense or firm.

chastened.

tempered, moderated.

That has experienced subsidence; that has sunk or fallen back; precipitated; quieted, appeased.

Reduced to a moderate amount or degree; made moderate.

That has or have been made soft or softer (in various non-physical senses), e.g. more sympathetic or gentle, less forceful or vehement, fainter or…

That has been modulated (in various senses).

Lacking physical tension, stress, or density; slack, loose; (chiefly Physics) in a state of equilibrium.

Restrained from excess; subdued; tempered.