TEMPERATELY

abstemiously, temperately

(adverb) in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; “he ate and drank abstemiously”; “indulged temperately in cocktails”

temperately

(adverb) without extravagance; “these preferences are temperately stated”

temperately

(adverb) with restraint; “he used the privileges of his office temperately”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

temperately (comparative more temperately, superlative most temperately)

In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.

Source: Wiktionary

Tem"per*ate*ly, adv.

Definition: In a temperate manner.

TEMPERATE

Tem"per*ate, a. Etym: [L. temperatus, p.p. of temperare. See Temper, v. t.]

1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. Shak. That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings. Tennyson.

3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Franklin.

4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.] The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. Pope. Temperate zone (Geog.), that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones.

Syn.

– Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.

Tem"per*ate, v. t.

Definition: To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. [Obs.] It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. Marston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition