tempered
adj.adj. not too extreme; showing calm control of strong feelings. You use this to describe someone who stays steady under pressure.
adj. characterized by moderation, restraint, or a lack of extreme emotion. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'remain' or 'stay'.
She remained tempered despite the loud noise.
The manager kept a tempered tone during the heated staff meeting.
His tempered response to the crisis revealed a leader who valued stability over dramatic gestures.
From Middle English tempred, itempered, ytempred, ytemprid, from Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), past participle of Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), equivalent to temper + -ed.
Partly from Middle English temperd, temprede, from Old English temprode, first and third person singular preterit of Old English temprian; and partly from Middle English tempred, i-tempred, from Old English ġetemprod. Equivalent to temper + -ed.
Often modified by 'evenly' or 'highly'.