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temperamental

adjective

Relating to or caused by temperament

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Word length
13
Starts with
T
Ends with
L
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Relating to or caused by temperament

    “Temperamental indifference to neatness”

adjective

  1. Subject to sharply varying moods

    “A temperamental opera singer”

adjective

  1. Likely to perform unpredictably;- Osbert Lancaster

    “Erratic winds are the bane of a sailor”

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Temperamental indifference to neatness
Temperamental peculiarities
A temperamental opera singer
Erratic winds are the bane of a sailor
A temperamental motor: sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't
That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute

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