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temperamental en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/

Etymology

From temperament + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
  2. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
  3. (figuratively, of a machine or of software) User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.

Forms

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most temperamental Degree=Sup lexicographic
more temperamental Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

untemperamental · temperamentally · temperamentalist · temperamentalism · temperamentality

Translations (18)

cs náladový (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · mk и́збувлив (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · pl temperamentny (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · mi hārakiraki (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · fi oikutteleva (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · da temperamentsfuld (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · pt temperamental (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · sk náladový (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · fr caractériel (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · es temperamental (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · cs vrtošivý (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · ro temperamental (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · mi hūkokikoki (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · mk темпераме́нтен (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · nn temperamentsfull (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · fi temperamenttinen (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · pl kapryśny (emotional or moody, inconsistent) · nb temperamentsfull (emotional or moody, inconsistent)