Definition of temperamental

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  • temperamental is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • temperamental is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • temperamental is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of temperamental

  • likely to perform unpredictably (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't
    2. that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute

    Synonyms

    1. erratic
  • subject to sharply varying moods (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a temperamental opera singer

    Synonyms

    1. moody
  • relating to or caused by temperament ()

    Examples

    1. temperamental indifference to neatness
    2. temperamental peculiarities

See definition of temperamental in Merriam Webster