untempered

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Freq #180088

Meanings

1

adj
not moderated or controlled

Their untempered individualism could make their more conforming colleagues uncomfortable.
2

adj
not brought to a proper consistency or hardness

Untempered mortar.
3

adj
Not moderated or mollified.

Sexual need untempered by softer emotions.

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Synonyms

2 adj · not brought to a proper... unhardened

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untempered mortar
mortar that has not been brought to the proper consistency or hardness

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From un- + tempered.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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