Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

    relating to or caused by temperament

  2. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.

  3. (figuratively)User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. Tom is very temperamental, isn't he?

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  2. Tom is a very temperamental guy.

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  3. Do people ever accuse you of being temperamental?

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  4. Tom is very temperamental.

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  5. Tom is quite temperamental.

    ruТом довольно темпераментный.

    deTom ist ziemlich temperamentvoll.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

From temperament + -al.

From temperament + -al.

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Forms

more temperamental, most temperamental

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • likely to perform unpredictably:erratic
  • subject to sharply varying moods:moody

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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