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Definition of temperamental :
Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.
Synonyms:
addictive, mercurial, emotional, irritable, fantastical, undependable, inefficient, ineffective, dark, short-tempered, moody, fickle, fractious, mutable, born, badass, quicksilver, saturnine, sensitive, continue, morose, bad-tempered, constitutionally, feelings, whimsical, inconsistent, useless, clingy, fluid, glum, changeful, freakish, flickery, planetary, sour, defective, purposeless, variable, pathetic, changeable, glowering, fantastic, inconstant, classy, unsettled, volatile, erratic, adaptive, worthless, unpredictable, capricious, unreliable, ticklish, touchy, fluctuating, uncertain, skittish, flawed, sullen, futile, faulty, hot-tempered, irascible, babyish, flexible, change, dour, unstable, unsteady, pointless, wandering
Usage examples:
- He shows clearly that the disasters of his life were quite as much due to his own temperamental mistakes as to the machinations of others. - "The Upton Letters", Arthur Christopher Benson.
- It was a recognized gesture with her, a physical holding of herself together in the last minute that preceded her temperamental flying to pieces. - "The Madigans", Miriam Michelson.
- This action of Halleck was the consequence partly of accidents which had prevented communication between them and caused Halleck to think him insubordinate, partly of false reports to Halleck that Grant was drinking to excess, partly of Halleck's dislike of Grant,- a temperamental incapacity of appreciation. - "Ulysses S. Grant", Walter Allen.
