temperate

Meanings

• (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
  • "a temperate region"
  • "the temperate zones"
  • "temperate plants"
• not extreme in behavior
  • "temperate in his habits"
  • "a temperate response to an insult"
  • "temperate in his eating and drinking"
• not extreme
  • "temperate in his response to criticism"

Synonyms

moderate