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temperate
adjective
1 temperate climates:
mild, clement, pleasant, agreeable, benign;
gentle, balmy, fair.
antonyms extreme.
2 Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink:
self-restrained, restrained, moderate, self-controlled, controlled, disciplined;
abstemious, self-denying, austere, ascetic;
teetotal, abstinent.
antonyms intemperate, immoderate.
3 a lucid and temperate study:
balanced, dispassionate, level-headed, sensible, rational, sober, sober-minded;
North American sobersided.
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