untempered

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adjective

Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.

Similar
unhardenedbrittleunannealedunmoderated
Opposite
tempered
OriginEnglish tempered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntempered (comparative more untempered, superlative most untempered)

comparative more untempered · superlative most untempered

  1. Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.
  2. Not moderated or mollified.

    Sexual need untempered by softer emotions.

    1984 December 29, Lee Lynch, “We Too Are Drifting (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 10
  3. In the case of a person, inexperienced; untested.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot brought to a proper consistency or hardness

Similar
unhardenedbrittleunannealed
Opposite
tempered

adjectivenot moderated or controlled

Similar
unmoderated
Opposite
tempered
Also see
brittleunannealedunhardenedunmoderated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtempered
  9. Englishuntempered

From un- + tempered.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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