untempered
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untempered
(ʌnˈtɛmpəd)adj
1. (Metallurgy) metallurgy not strengthened or toughened by heat treatment, as by heating and quenching
2. not moderated or made more acceptable
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Adj. 1. [画像:untempered - not brought to a proper consistency or hardness]untempered - not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel"
2. untempered - not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism"
tempered - adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"
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untempered
adj steel → ungehärtet, unvergütet; rage → ungemildert ; justice untempered by mercy → Gerechtigkeit, die durch keinerlei Gnade gemildert wird
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