Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the power or quality of tempering.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Having power to temper.

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  • adjective Having the power to temper something.

Etymologies

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Compare Latin temperativus soothing.

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Examples

  • It will utilize energy-saving coolers that use the outside temperative for cooling, and the servers all have low-energy components.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • It will utilize energy-saving coolers that use the outside temperative for cooling, and the servers all have low-energy components.

    TreeHugger 2008

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