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mistemper

verb

Etymology

From mis- + temper.

  1. derived from temperō — “(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to moderate, to regulate; (intransitive) to be moderate, temperate”
  2. inherited from ġetemprian
  3. inherited from temperen
  4. prefixed as mistemper — “mis + temper”

Definitions

  1. To temper (something) ill

    To temper (something) ill; to disorder.

    • [T]his inundation of mistempered humour […]
    • From her miſtempered head ſhe teares her louely Treſſes faſt, / And beareth on her Iuorie breſts, and caſts her on the ground, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA