Temperately Definition

temperately
adverb
  1. with restraint; "he used the privileges of his office temperately"
  2. without extravagance; "these preferences are temperately stated"
  3. in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails"

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