temperamental

temperamental
/tem'peuhr euh men"tl, -preuh men"-, -peuhr men"-/, adj.
1. having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
2. moody, irritable, or sensitive: a temperamental artist.
3. given to erratic behavior; unpredictable.
4. of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional: temperamental differences.
[1640-50; TEMPERAMENT + -AL1]
Syn. 2. excitable, volatile, emotional.

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