Definitions for temperamental

temperamental tem·per·a·men·tal

Spelling: [tem-per-uh-men-tl, -pruh-men-, -per-
IPA: /ˌtɛm pər əˈmɛn tl, -prəˈmɛn-, -pərˈmɛn-/

Temperamental is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 801 anagrams from letters in temperamental (aaeeelmmnprtt).

Definitions for temperamental

adjective

  1. having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
  2. moody, irritable, or sensitive:
  3. given to erratic behavior; unpredictable.
  4. of or relating to temperament; constitutional:

Origin of temperamental

First recorded in 1640-50; temperament + -al1

Examples for temperamental

There, Armstrong became famous for flying the dangerous and temperamental X-15 rocket plane.

Between these men there were temperamental differences as wide as the ocean.

But Bates would be; he had imagination and was temperamental.

If a writer is by definition a temperamental soul, than a Russian writer represents perhaps a most temperamental soul.

He knew how temperamental was the pleasure-seeking stranger.

Jeff could almost feel the whiff and wind of the temperamental rush.

Both a rocket engine with a temperamental record and an airframe of revolutionary design and construction had to be proved safe.

His father could be temperamental and misogynistic, but the family was never plagued with major money-laundering or sex scandals.

Scott, who was 50 temperamental, as out-of-doors men often are, felt it keenly.

In addition to his temperamental aversion to populism, Roosevelt also had a practical reason to be cautious.

Word Value for temperamental
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19

Words with friends

24

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