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Tempered :: Tempered (a.) Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword..

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Attemperate :: Attemperate (a.) Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.

Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.

Tempered :: Tempered (imp. & p. p.) of Tempe.

Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Snappish; cross; ill-tempered.

Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.

Pug :: Pug (n.) Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.

Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.

Wrawful :: Wrawful (a.) Ill-tempered.

Peppery :: Peppery (a.) Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.

Frumpish :: Frumpish (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.

Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman..

Neal :: Neal (v. i.) To be tempered by heat.

Jadish :: Jadish (a.) Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a horse.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..

Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..

Bilious :: Bilious (a.) Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.

Good-humoredly :: Good-humoredly (adv.) With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.

Good-tempered :: Good-tempered (a.) Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.

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