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TEMPERAMENT'AL, a. Constitutional. [Not much used.]
TEM'PERANCE, n. [L. temperantia, from tempero.] 1. Moderation; particularly, hab...
TEM'PERATE, a. [L. temperatus.] Moderate; not excessive; as temperate heat; a te...
TEM'PERATELY, adv. Moderately; without excess or extravagance. 1. Calmly; withou...
TEM'PERATENESS, n. Moderation; freedom from excess; as the temperateness of the ...
TEM'PERATIVE, a. Having the power or quality of tempering.
TEM'PERATURE, n. [L. temperature.] 1. In physics, the state of a body with regar...
TEM'PERED, pp. Duly mixed or modified; reduced to a proper state; softened; alla...
TEM'PERING, ppr. Mixing and qualifying; qualifying by mixture; softening; mollif...
TEM'PEST, n. [L. tempestas; tempus, time, season. The primary sense of tempus, t...
TEM'PEST-BEATEN, a. [tempest and beat.] Beaten or shattered with storms.
TEM'PEST-TOST, a. [tempest and tost.] Tossed or driven about by tempests.
TEMPESTIV'ITY, n. [L. tempestivus.] Seasonableness. [Not in use.]
TEMPEST'UOUS, a. 1. Very story; turbulent; rough with wind; as tempestuous weath...
TEMPEST'UOUSLY, adv. With great violence of wind or great commotion; turbulently.
TEMPEST'UOUSNESS, n. Storminess; the state of being tempestuous or disturbed by ...