temperately

adv

temperately

adv

Etymology From temperate + -ly.

1

In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.

  • My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, / And makes as healthful music: it is not madnessc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:

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