distempered

  • 51distemperedly — adverb see distempered …

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  • 52distemperedness — noun see distempered …

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  • 53dis|tem|per|a|ture — «dihs TEHM puhr uh chuhr, pruh », noun. Archaic. 1. distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health or mind. 2. excess; intemperateness …

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  • 54dis|tem|per — dis|tem|per1 «dihs TEHM puhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) an infectious disease of dogs and other animals, accompanied by fever, a short, dry cough, and weakness. It is caused by a virus and affects chiefly young dogs. b) a serious viral disease of… …

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  • 55soph|ism — «SOF ihz uhm», noun. a clever but misleading argument; argument based on false or unsound reasoning: »But no sophism is too gross to delude minds distempered by party spirit (Macaulay). ╂[< Latin sophisma < Greek sóphisma, atos <… …

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