- well-tem|pered
- well-tem|pered «WEHL TEHM puhrd», adjective.1. Music. (of keyboard instruments) adjusted to the equal temperament.2. having a good temper; controlled; mild: »
and also see Mr. Dunn's well-tempered disquietude about a society that seems to be planning its own obsolescence (New Yorker).
3. Metallurgy. brought to the right degree of hardness and elasticity.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.