TEMPERAMENTAL


Meaning of TEMPERAMENTAL in English

— temperamentally , adv.

/tem'peuhr euh men"tl, -preuh men"-, -peuhr men"-/ , adj.

1. having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.

2. moody, irritable, or sensitive: a temperamental artist.

3. given to erratic behavior; unpredictable.

4. of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional: temperamental differences.

[ 1640-50; TEMPERAMENT + -AL 1 ]

Syn. 2. excitable, volatile, emotional.

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