untempered

/ˈʌnˌtɛmpərd/
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Definitions of untempered
  1. adjective
    not moderated or controlled
    “his untempered individualism”
    synonyms:
    unmoderated
    not made less extreme
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    antonyms:
    tempered
    adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
  2. adjective
    not brought to a proper consistency or hardness
    “untempered mortar”
    “untempered steel”
    synonyms: unhardened
    brittle, unannealed
    (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
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    antonyms:
    tempered
    made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
    curable
    capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
    sunbaked
    baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned
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