Temperamentally

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a temperamental manner.

    "The car engine coughed temperamentally before roaring into life."

  2. 2
    By one's temperament. not-comparable

    "The first [phase] calls for leaders impatient with the past, and temperamentally disposed to an irreverent break with tradition. They must be agitators who can fan the flames of discontent and gather forces with the strength to tear down the old."

Adverb
  1. 1
    by temperament wordnet

Example

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"The car engine coughed temperamentally before roaring into life."

Etymology

From temperamental + -ly.

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