Synonyms for Temperamental
Definition of temperamental
- adjective
- relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
- subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"
- likely to perform unpredictably; "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"- Osbert Lancaster
5 synonyms found
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"Temperamental" in song lyrics
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"It's temperamental"
Lily Allen — Everything's Just Wonderful