Antonyms for temperamental


Grammar : Adj
Spell : tem-per-uh-men-tl, -pruh-men-, -per-men-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɛm pər əˈmɛn tl, -prəˈmɛn-, -pərˈmɛn-


Definition of temperamental

Origin :
  • "of or pertaining to temperament," 1640s, from temperament; in the sense of "moody" it is recorded from 1907.
  • adj angry most of the time; moody
Example sentences :
  • Jeff could almost feel the whiff and wind of the temperamental rush.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Between these men there were temperamental differences as wide as the ocean.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • But Bates would be; he had imagination and was temperamental.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • Scott, who was 50 temperamental, as out-of-doors men often are, felt it keenly.
  • Extract from : « Across the Mesa » by Jarvis Hall
  • He knew how temperamental was the pleasure-seeking stranger.
  • Extract from : « The Rat Racket » by David Henry Keller
  • For expression with us is not scholastic, but temperamental!
  • Extract from : « The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance » by Paul Elmer More
  • "He seems a temperamental person," Mr. Stott replied, evasively.
  • Extract from : « The Dude Wrangler » by Caroline Lockhart
  • Shawnee had been worth fifty of this temperamental blooded hunter.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
  • He has not the temperamental apparatus that works in that way.
  • Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
  • His most distinctive feature is his temperamental opportunism.
  • Extract from : « Theft » by Jack London

Synonyms for temperamental

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