distemperedly

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adverb

In a distempered manner.

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Meanings

adverbdistemperedly (comparative more distemperedly, superlative most distemperedly)

comparative more distemperedly · superlative most distemperedly

  1. In a distempered manner.

    And as other dreams come from the multitude of business, so from such like busyings of the mind, we shall pray but dreamingly and distemperedly.

    1856, Thomas Cobbet, Gospel Incense Or a Practical Treatise on Prayer, page 296

Origin

From distempered + -ly.

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APA

distemperedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperedly

MLA

“distemperedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distemperedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperedly.

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