temperate, adj.
not extreme
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
moderate temperate
sample sentences
"a moderate penalty""temperate in his response to criticism"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not extreme in behavior
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temperate
sample sentences
"temperate in his habits""a temperate response to an insult"
"temperate in his eating and drinking"
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
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temperate
sample sentences
"a temperate region""the temperate zones"
"temperate plants"