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temperate

/'tɛmpərɪt/

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adjective
not extreme
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"temperate in his response to criticism"

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moderate mild
adjective
not extreme in behavior
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"temperate in his habits" "a temperate response to an insult" "temperate in his eating and drinking"

Similar:

restrained light moderate abstemious

Opposite:

intemperate
adjective
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
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"a temperate region" "the temperate zones" "temperate plants"

Similar:

equable cold-temperate

Opposite:

intemperate

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