mild-tempered
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A usually mild-tempered bird, Murphy gently rotated his rock, less shaped like an egg than a small meteorite, as though to incubate it.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023
"Clarke is respectful, academic, mild-tempered and dislikes conflict, while Manny is brash and can intimidate people who disagree with him," this person said.
From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2010
A mild-tempered and obviously sharp-eyed man of 38, he was born in the former East Germany, where he took up pistol shooting at age 15.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were befriended by Captain Thomas Fremantle, a mild-tempered but talented man, and shortly thereafter Betsy's journal entries began to grow dreamy.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1932, the modest, mild-tempered Cunningham, whose legs and back were covered in a twisting mesh of scars, was becoming a national sensation, soon to be acclaimed as the greatest miler in American history.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
