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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. with restraint;
- Example: "he used the privileges of his office temperately"

2. without extravagance;
- Example: "these preferences are temperately stated"

3. in a sparing manner; without overindulgence;
- Example: "he ate and drank abstemiously"
- Example: "indulged temperately in cocktails"
[syn: abstemiously, temperately]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Temperately \Tem"per*ate*ly\, adv. In a temperate manner. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

temperately adv 1: with restraint; "he used the privileges of his office temperately" 2: without extravagance; "these preferences are temperately stated" 3: in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails" [syn: abstemiously, temperately]