TEMPERED
Scrabble letter values: T1E1M3P3E1R1E1D2 = 13
Definition
- adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment. — synonyms: treated, hardened, toughened
- adjective adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element.
Examples
- “a sword of tempered steel”
- “tempered glass”
- “criticism tempered with kindly sympathy”