Definition of temperamental Temperamental
/tɛˌmpɹʌmɛˈntʌl/ - [temprumentul] - tem•per•a•men•tal
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What does temperamental mean?
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| temperamental - relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities" | ||
| temperamental - subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" | ||
| moody | ||
| emotional of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" | ||
| temperamental - likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster | ||
| erratic | ||
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- temperamental (Adjective)
Of, related to, or caused by temperament. - temperamental (Adjective)
Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- temperamental (a.)
Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.
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