untempered

adjective

un·​tem·​pered ˌən-ˈtem-pərd 

: not tempered: such as

a

: not moderated or made less extreme

… a devotion to universal values untempered by any respect for the concrete well-being of men and women.

—Zygmunt Bauman

b

: not brought to a proper consistency

untempered mortar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this year, Ketanji Brown Jackson faced untempered and blatantly racist vitriol during her confirmation hearings as the nominee to become the first Black woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice. —Ebony Flake, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022

The show’s version of Julia, played with spiky finesse by the British actor Sarah Lancashire, brings untempered hunger to joyful life. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2022

Tabal also sells the untempered chocolate in bulk in different single-origin flavors. —Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2022

To avoid burns and inadvertently shattering any untempered glass, always wait until the oven is completely cool to wipe down glass, walls, and racks. —Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2020

Participants will work in pairs to formulate a single-origin or blended dark chocolate, and will leave with a bag of nibs and about a pound of finished, untempered chocolate for snacking or baking. —Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2019

These granules are still sharp, but should do less damage than the long shards of untempered glass. —Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above