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Grammar : Adj
Spell : sweet-tem-perd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswitˈtɛm pərd



Definition of sweet-tempered

  • As in sweet : adj friendly, kind
  • As in amiable : adj friendly, agreeable
  • As in gentle : adj having a mild or kind nature
Example sentences :
  • Well would it be if all the clergy were as sweet-tempered as that Bishop of Helstonleigh!
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • "He sure is one sweet-tempered fellow," was Spouter's comment.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
  • She looked mild and Madonna-like and was known to be sweet-tempered.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • She was pretty and sweet-tempered, but timid and without energy of character.
  • Extract from : « The Flower Basket » by Unknown
  • She was very good and sweet-tempered, and everybody loved her.
  • Extract from : « Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak » by Harriette McDougall
  • Could anything surpass his sweet-tempered affection for his parents?
  • Extract from : « Stradella » by F(rancis) Marion Crawford
  • She was plain, decidedly, but sweet-tempered in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « Freaks on the Fells » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • She was also full of spirit, while she was right-minded and sweet-tempered.
  • Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Her children, though a good deal wilder, were sweet-tempered like herself.
  • Extract from : « Post Haste » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Her neighbors spoke of her as sweet-tempered, kindly, and hospitable.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser

Synonyms for sweet-tempered

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