1. (

• temperately ,

) with restraint; "he used the privileges of his office temperately" ;

2. (

• temperately

) without extravagance; "these preferences are temperately stated" ;

3. (

• abstemiously ,
• temperately ,

) in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails" ;