tem·per·a·men·tal (t m pr -mn tl, 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. tem per·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
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| 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" 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 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
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