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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untempered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
un-tem-pered
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.

adj

Not moderated or mollified.

adj

In the case of a person, inexperienced; untested.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tempered English untempered From un- + tempered.

Inflected Forms

more untempered (comparative) most untempered (superlative)

Synonyms

unhardened

Questions

What does untempered mean?
Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.
Where does untempered come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tempered English untempered From un- + tempered.

How to pronounce untempered

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