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temperable

temperable adjective: capable of being tempered.

Adjective

temperable (comparative more temperable, superlative most temperable)

  1. Capable of being tempered.
    • the fusible, hard, and temperable texture of metals1841, Emerson, History

Forms of temperable

comparativemore temperable
superlativemost temperable

Origin of temperable

From temper + -able.

Questions about temperable

What does temperable mean?
Temperable means capable of being tempered.
What part of speech is temperable?
Temperable is an adjective.

Words near temperable in the dictionary

  1. temper'd
  2. temper-tantrumy
  3. tempera
  4. tempera grassa
  5. temperability
  6. temperable
  7. temperament
  8. temperamental
  9. temperamentalism
  10. temperamentalist
  11. temperamentalists

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