mistempered

adjective

mis·​tempered

(ˈ)mi¦stempə(r)d

1

archaic : deranged

2

obsolete : tempered for a bad purpose

throw your mistempered weapons to the ground

—Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + tempered

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