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temperamental - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'temperamental' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Temperamental [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.

Meaning of 'temperamental' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . temperamental [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or caused by temperament
Example in sentence:
  • temperamental indifference to neatness;
  • temperamental peculiarities
2 . temperamental [ s]
Meaning (2):
- likely to perform unpredictably
Example in sentence:
  • a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't;
  • erratic winds are the bane of a sailor;
  • that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute
Meaning (3):
- subject to sharply varying moods
Example in sentence:
  • a temperamental opera singer

Nearby Words:

temerarious temeration temerity temerous tempean temper tempera temperable temperament temperance

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