temperately Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb with restraint
   
   • he used the privileges of his office temperately
2. adverb without extravagance
   
   • these preferences are temperately stated
3. adverb in a sparing manner; without overindulgence
   abstemiously.
   
   • he ate and drank abstemiously
   • indulged temperately in cocktails

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