Temperative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Temperative is an adjective meaning Having the power to temper something.
Meaning
Having the power to temper something.
Example Sentences
Living creatures also are not only fed by the root of the stomach, but by the air drawn in and sent forth by the breath, which is temperative of the heart's heat, nutritive of the animal and vital spirits, and purgative of unnatural vapours.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include temperable, temperant, tempered, attemperate, attempered, moderative.
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