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temperamental

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tem·per·a·men·tal  (tmpr-mntl, tmpr--)
adj.
1. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences.
2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody.
3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable: a temperamental motor.
temper·a·mental·ly adv.
temperamental
Adjective
1. (of a person) tending to be moody and have sudden outbursts of anger
2. Informal working erratically and inconsistently; unreliable: the temperamental microphone
3. of or relating to a person's temperament: we discussed temperamental and developmental differences
temperamentally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.temperamental - relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
2.temperamental - subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"
moody
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
3.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
undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
temperamental
adjective 1. moody, emotional, touchy, sensitive, explosive, passionate, volatile, fiery, impatient, erratic, neurotic, irritable, mercurial, excitable, capricious, petulant, hot-headed, hypersensitive, highly strung, easily upset, unstable << OPPOSITE even-tempered
adjective 2. (Informal) unreliable, unpredictable, undependable, inconsistent, erratic, inconstant, unstable << OPPOSITE reliable
adjective 3. natural, inherent, innate, constitutional, ingrained, congenital, inborn
Translations

temperamental [tɛmprəˈmɛntl] adj → temperamental
temperamental [tɛmprəˈmɛntl] temperament adj → capricieux/euse
temperamental [tɛmprəˈmɛntl] temperament adj [person, car] → launisch
temperamental [tɛmprəˈmɛntl] adj → capriccioso/a


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And by the same token, how was I to guess that her brother Pat's offishness with me was anything else than temperamental gloominess of spirit?
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Not that I--a confirmed and, as Furuseth phrased it, a temperamental idealist-- was to be compelled; but that Wolf Larsen stormed the last strongholds of my faith with a vigour that received respect, while not accorded conviction.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
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