temperamental
Etymology
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Etymology
From temperament + -al.
Adjectivetemperamental
- (notcomp) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
- (of a machine or of software, figuratively) User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.
- French: caractériel
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