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- Dictionarytemperamental/ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood: "a temperamental film star" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to a person's temperament: "they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences" Similar
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TEMPERAMENTAL definition: 1. A temperamental person is someone whose mood often changes very suddenly: 2. caused by your own…. Learn more.
Jun 3, 2012 · 1. a. : marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes. a temperamental child. b. : unpredictable in behavior or performance. a temperamental computer. 2. : of, relating to, or arising from temperament: constitutional.
If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly.
having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament. moody, irritable, or sensitive: a temperamental artist. Synonyms: emotional, volatile, excitable. given to erratic behavior; unpredictable. of or relating to temperament; constitutional: temperamental differences. / -prəˈmɛntəl; ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntəl / adjective.
TEMPERAMENTAL meaning: 1. A temperamental person is someone whose mood often changes very suddenly: 2. caused by your own…. Learn more.
adjective. relating to or caused by temperament. “ temperamental indifference to neatness”. “ temperamental peculiarities”. adjective. likely to perform unpredictably. “a temperamental motor”. “"that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster”. synonyms: erratic, wayward.
(usually disapproving) tending to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to behave in an unreasonable way. You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental. (figurative) The printer's being temperamental this morning. He’s a temperamental player (= he plays well or badly according to his mood).
1. easily upset or irritated; excitable; volatile. 2. of, relating to, or caused by temperament. 3. informal working erratically and inconsistently; unreliable: a temperamental sewing machine. ˌtemperaˈmentally adv.
TEMPERAMENTAL definition: 1. becoming angry or upset very often and suddenly 2. A machine, vehicle, etc that is temperamental…. Learn more.
: the peculiar or distinguishing mental or physical character determined by the relative proportions of the humors according to medieval physiology. 2. a. : the act or process of tempering or modifying : adjustment, compromise. b. : middle course : mean. 3. : the slight modification of acoustically pure intervals in tuning a musical instrument.
