temperamental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/
Etymology
From temperament + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
- (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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)