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To a mild or moderate degree
“They escaped the cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south.”
Behaving or acting moderately, calmly, and coolly
“It resulted in a lucid and temperate study of the subject.”
Adverb for showing self-restraint or abstemious moderation
“Charlemagne was temperate in his drinking, but voracious in his eating.”
Adverb for gentle or unaggressive in nature or character
“Irenius portrays Grey as a gentle and temperate man who resorted to violence in Ireland only because of absolute necessity and the particular demands of circumstance.”
(of climate or weather) Adverb for not aggressive or violent in nature
Adverb for not easily upset or excited
Adverb for shy, extremely humble and modest
Adverb for careful, cautious or restrained in manner or approach
Adverb for having sound or fair judgment based on good sense
Adverb for casually calm and relaxed
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