CONTEMNINGLY
Con*tem"ning*ly, adv.
Defn: Contemptuously. [R.]
CONTEMPER Con*tem"per, v. t. Etym: [L. contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf. Contemperate.]
Defn: To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to
soften. [Obs.]
The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered its
malignancy. Johnson.
CONTEMPERATE
Con*tem"per*ate, v. t. Etym: [See Contemper.]
Defn: To temper; to moderate. [Obs.]
Moisten and contemperate the air. Sir T. Browne.
CONTEMPERATION
Con*tem`per*a"tion, n.
1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. Proportionate mixture or combination. "Contemperation of light and shade." Boyle.
CONTEMPERATURE
Con*tem"per*a*ture, n.