adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

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

Adjective

1. 1
   likely to perform unpredictably wordnet
2. 2
   subject to sharply varying moods wordnet
3. 3
   relating to or caused by temperament wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

erraticmoodyaffectivearbitraryatavisticbluff

Example

More examples

"Do people ever accuse you of being temperamental?"

Etymology

From temperament + -al.

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