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temperamental::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | erratic |
a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.
that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute.
temperamental::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moody |
| Derivation | temperament |
a temperamental opera singer.
temperamental:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | temperament |
temperamental indifference to neatness.
temperamental peculiarities.
Examples of temperamental
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You may be quite temperamental and impossible to please under today's pressures.
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Wide receivers, in their essence, are temperamental, self-preserving and unruly.
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But it is deceptively temperamental, drying out easily if not cooked just right.
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Houseplants can be temperamental, but I've learned a few lessons over the years.
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He said the temperamental Argentine indicated he would continue as Chile's coach.
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Could the German shepherd's ascent mean Houston is feeling a bit temperamental?
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Windows 7 is a far more pleasant, less temperamental operating system than Vista.
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He was highly temperamental in his late teens but has matured considerably since.
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They may not mind a temperamental dishwasher, but a dirty home is unacceptable.
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- Relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
- Moody: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"
- Erratic: 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
- (temperament) disposition: your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
- (temperament) excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
- (temperament) an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
- Temperamental is the third album by Australian band Divinyls, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) by Chrysalis Records. ...
- Temperamental is a 1999 album by Everything but the Girl, their tenth studio release.
- In psychology, temperament refers to those aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as innate rather than learned. ...
