Associations to the word «Untempered»

Wiktionary

UNTEMPERED, adjective. Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.
UNTEMPERED, adjective. In the case of a person, inexperienced; untested.

Dictionary definition

UNTEMPERED, adjective. Not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel".
UNTEMPERED, adjective. Not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats