Question

Young son, it argues a distempered head

So soon to bid good morrow to thy bed.

The prefix “dis” means “not.” Based on this, what is the most likely meaning of the word distempered?

Answer 1

Distempered could mean not angry or irritable. However, it could also refer to a not normal temperature as having a fever, such as distemper. Overall, the word could properly mean that the one referred to as “distempered head” is too weak to argue or resist.