Search this site:
Yahoo! Education > Reference > Dictionary > temperamental

Definition of temperamental

Reference


Word of the Day
competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
Add to My Yahoo! View RSS Feed
About My Yahoo! and RSS »

  

tem·per·a·men·tal  audio  (tmpr-mntl, tmpr--) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences.
  2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody.
  3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable: a temperamental motor.


OTHER FORMS:
temper·a·mental·ly (Adverb)


Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
logoeReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer


Search Dictionary:

 More on Yahoo! Education
 • Online and On-Campus Degree Programs
    MBAs  -  Technology Management  -  Education  -  Health  -  More

 • College & Grad School - A Comprehensive Guide
    College Search  -  Test Prep  -  Application Tips  -  Scholarship Search
  
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Other Important Information
-