temperamental
Example Sentences
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I’d also feel temperamental if Saturday Night Live made a meal out of jokes about my turkey neck week after week.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tortorella’s an acquired taste—he can be tetchy, and the NHL isn’t always thrilled—but he and the Knights have been a temperamental match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Sometimes it's impossible to get any connection, or the signal will be temperamental throughout the journey.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
An example he cited was Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory beleaguered by a temperamental power grid and excluded from congressional and presidential elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The engineers could be a quirky lot, often brusque, temperamental, or authoritarian.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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