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temperamental
adjective(tem-per-a-men-tal)
likely to perform unpredictably
Synonyms: erratic,
Examples:
A temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't.
That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute.
temperamental
adjective(tem-per-a-men-tal)
subject to sharply varying moods
Synonyms: moody,
Examples:
A temperamental opera singer.
temperamental
(tem-per-a-men-tal)
relating to or caused by temperament
Examples:
Temperamental indifference to neatness.
Temperamental peculiarities.

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