temperamental

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

[edit] Adjective

temperamental (comparative more temperamental, superlative most temperamental)

1. (no comparative or superlative) of, related to, or caused by temperament
2. subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.

[edit] Derived terms

• temperamentally