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ADJECTIVE:

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

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

Thesaurus: synonyms for temperamental

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