Temperately

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Temperately \Tem"per*ate*ly\, adv.
     In a temperate manner.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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}]