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temperamentally

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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.
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Adv.1.temperamentally - by temperament; "temperamentally suited to each other"
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temperamentally [ˌtempərəˈmentəlɪ] ADV (by nature) he's temperamentally suited/unsuited to this job → por naturaleza sirve/no sirve para hacer este trabajo
temperamentally, he is more like → en cuanto a temperamento, se parece más a ...
temperamentally [ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntəli] adv (= by nature) to be temperamentally unsuited to sth → ne pas être fait(e) pour faire qch
temperamentally
adv
behave etc → temperamentvoll, launenhaft (pej)
(of machine, car) → launisch (hum)
(= as regards disposition) → charakterlich, veranlagungsmäßig; to be temperamentally averse to something → einer Sache (dat) → vom Temperament her abgeneigt sein


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And I enjoyed it temperamentally in a chair, my feet up on the sill of the open window, a book in my hands and the murmured harmonies of wind and sun in my heart making an accompaniment to the rhythms of my author.
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