tempered

adjective

1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

   adj.all

   Examples

   A sword of tempered steel.

   Tempered glass.

   Synonyms hardened toughened treated

   Antonyms unhardened untempered

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

   adj.all

   Examples

   Criticism tempered with kindly sympathy.

   Antonyms untempered

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. Brought to a proper temper; as, <i>tempered</i> steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-<i>tempered</i> or bad-<i>tempered</i> man; a well-<i>tempered</i> sword.

   adjective

   Source: webster1913