well-tempered
Adjective

well-tempered (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
  2. (music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune.



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