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English adverb: temperately

1. temperately with restraint


SamplesHe used the privileges of his office temperately.

2. temperately without extravagance


SamplesThese preferences are temperately stated.

3. temperately in a sparing manner; without overindulgence


SamplesHe ate and drank abstemiously.
Indulged temperately in cocktails.


Synonymsabstemiously









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