temperate (a)

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type a
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def not extreme in behavior
examples temperate in his habits
a temperate response to an insult
temperate in his eating and drinking
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Also see mild; moderate
Derivationally related form temperate → temperateness
Antonym temperate → intemperate
Similar to abstemious, light(a); moderate, restrained
Incoming links
Also see mild; moderate
Similar to abstemious, light(a); moderate, restrained
Antonym intemperate → temperate
Derived from adjective temperately → temperate
Derived from adjective temperately → temperate
Derivationally related form temperateness → temperate

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