Definition of tempered

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • tempered is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • tempered is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • tempered is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of tempered


  • made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a sword of tempered steel
    2. tempered glass

    Synonyms

    1. hardened
    2. toughened
    3. treated
  • adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element ()

    Examples

    1. criticism tempered with kindly sympathy

See definition of tempered in Merriam Webster