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sweet-tempered

[ sweet-tem-perd ]

/ ˈswitˈtɛm pərd /

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adjective

having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant.

Origin of sweet-tempered

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM sweet-tempered

sweet-tem·pered·ness, noun

Words nearby sweet-tempered

sweet wormwood, sweet-and-sour, sweet-scented, sweet-shop, sweet-talk, sweet-tempered, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweeten, sweeten the kitty, sweetener

Example sentences from the Web for sweet-tempered

And the days in which a director, even Alfred Hitchcock, can get him for a million are gone the way of the sweet-tempered usher.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Despite his phenomenal singing voice and boyish good looks, Allen is a well-adjusted homebody, who is married and sweet-tempered.

Cashing In on Coming Out |Johanna Piazza |June 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Georgina Hogarth, however, was sweet-tempered and of a motherly disposition.

Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete |Lyndon Orr
She was also full of spirit, while she was right-minded and sweet-tempered.

In the Wilds of Africa |W.H.G. Kingston

"Yet you have a sweet-tempered face, if there is any truth in physiognomy," said her new friend.

Little Golden's Daughter |Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Her youthful adoration of Garcide had changed within a few years to a sweet-tempered indifference.

A Young Man in a Hurry |Robert W. Chambers
She was as sweet-tempered as she was pretty, and at last Will Robson made up his mind to marry her if she would take him.

A Chapter of Adventures |G. A. Henty