temperamental as an adjective: - 1
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temperamental
adjective
1 temperamental
Relating to or caused by temperament.
2 temperamental
Subject to sharply varying moods:
— A temperamental opera singer.
synonym: moody.
3 temperamental
Likely to perform unpredictably:
— A temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.
— That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute.
synonym: erratic.
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