Definition
Meaning of 'temperamental'
Meaning of 'temperamental' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Temperamental 
[ a.]
- Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional. [ a.]Meaning of 'temperamental' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. temperamental [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- relating to or caused by temperament
- relating to or caused by temperament
Example in sentence:
- temperamental indifference to neatness;
- temperamental peculiarities
2. temperamental [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- subject to sharply varying moods
- subject to sharply varying moods
Example in sentence:
- a temperamental opera singer
Meaning (3):
- likely to perform unpredictably
- 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
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