How many syllables in tempered?

There are 2 syllables in the word tempered.

Divide tempered into syllables:

tempered (adjective):: treated by tempering; made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.; treated so as to impart increased strength and the property of shattering into pellets when broken

case-hardened

compact

compacted

compressed

condensed

dense

firm

hard

hardened

heavy

indurated

inelastic

inflexible

rigid

solid

stiff

stiffened

sunbaked

thick

thickset

toughened

treated

unbending

unyielding

untempered

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