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temperamental
[ tem-per-uh-men-tl, -pruh-men-, -per-men- ]
adjective
- having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
- moody, irritable, or sensitive:
a temperamental artist.
- given to erratic behavior; unpredictable.
- of or relating to temperament; constitutional:
temperamental differences.
temperamental
/ -prəˈmɛntəl; ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntəl /
adjective
- easily upset or irritated; excitable; volatile
- of, relating to, or caused by temperament
- informal.working erratically and inconsistently; unreliable
a temperamental sewing machine
Derived Forms
- ˌtemperaˈmentally, adverb
Other Words From
- temper·a·mental·ly adverb
- nontem·per·a·mental adjective
- nontem·per·a·mental·ly adverb
- untem·per·a·mental adjective
- untem·per·a·mental·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of temperamental1
Example Sentences
From the urban and temperamental streets of Buenos Aires and vast pampas to extraordinary landscapes of Patagonia you find variety of objects and shapes to climb.
Mayli is a strong woman — very temperamental, self-confident — and she spoke to me that way.
Big Shot, premiering April 16, stars John Stamos as Marvyn Korn, a wildly successful but notoriously temperamental college basketball coach whose NCAA career comes to an abrupt halt following an ugly chair-throwing incident.
By decoupling creative excellence from the temperamental excesses of big-ego chefdom, the industry will develop new role models and new practices that promote healthier work environments.
On the surface, the inventory is unpredictable and temperamental.
Both a rocket engine with a temperamental record and an airframe of revolutionary design and construction had to be proved safe.
His father could be temperamental and misogynistic, but the family was never plagued with major money-laundering or sex scandals.
In addition to his temperamental aversion to populism, Roosevelt also had a practical reason to be cautious.
There, Armstrong became famous for flying the dangerous and temperamental X-15 rocket plane.
If a writer is by definition a temperamental soul, than a Russian writer represents perhaps a most temperamental soul.
But they have not the invincible carelessness or temperamental springiness of the old lot—and how should they?
So temperamental a creature as Sylvia would be prone to exaggerate a situation.
She bore him one child, Rebecca, of a temperamental nature, and of deep piety like her mother.
I believe he is incapable of cruelty—physical, mental, or temperamental—quite incapable of it.
And now she will begin on her eternal subject: a dead friend who was done to death by her husband's temperamental cruelty.
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